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Ho Chi Minh founds Indochinese Communist Party
The French set up the Indochineses area.
Ho Chi Minh was a nationalist. -
Japan occupies Vietnam
After this, Ho Chi Minh returned home to aid Vietminh -
Ho Chi Minh finds Viet Minh
Viet Minh's goal was to win Vietnam's independence
Instead of foreign rule -
• Viet Minh captures Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh establishes the Democratic Republic of Vietnam
France battles the Viet Minh
French troops moved back into Vietnam by the end of 1945 -
Eisenhower introduces domino theory
This was Eisenhower's way to fight Vietnam. It was his plan of attack on Vietnam
He believed that if one place collapsed, all else would follow after -
Viet Minh defeat French at Dien Bien Phu
Ho Chi Minh took land from the rich and gave it to the poor -
Vietcong begin attacks on Diem government
Ho Chi Minh Trail was founded
Southern Vietnam was made unstable -
Ngo Dinh Diem overthrown in U.S.-backed coup
Fight Communism -
U.S. Congress passes Gulf of Tonkin Resolution
North Vietnam fired at US ships
LBJ had a violent response -
U.S. forces begin Operation Rolling Thunder bombing campaign
LBJ expands this conflict
