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Ho Chi Mihn is born.
He was the leader of North Vietnam and was popular in his nation. -
Vietnam Declares Independence fron France, but neither France nor the United States recognize Vietnam as a separate nation.
They end up launching an attack on the French -
President Eisenhower delcares "Domino Theory"
Southeast Asia was the idea behind it -
The Viet Minh and Ho Chi Minh defeat he French at Dien Bien Phu.
President Dwight D Eisenhower vetoed a proposal to get involved in another war. -
The Geneva Accords cause Vietnam to be split into North and South
17th parallel -
The United States withdraws support of Ngo Dihn Diem, leader of South Vietnam.
He ends up cancelling the election of 1956 -
Ngo Dinh Diem cancels election in Vietnam
because of Ho Chi Minh's popularity; About presidency -
The National Liberation Front is formed
Viet Cong; The North -
President Kennedy is assassinated, leading to the presidency of Lyndon B .Johnson.
We would likely not have been in the war if JFK wasn't shot, as he wanted no involvement in the war. -
A South Vietnamese monk sets himself on fire
Buddist; because of South Vietnam turning against the Diem regime -
President Johnson claims a U.S. ship had been fired upon by the North Vietnamese.
The U.S.S Maddox; This led to the Tonkin Gulf Resolution -
The first combat troops arrive in Vietnam
March 8th, 1965, military advisers were first sent.
