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Ho Chi Minh is born
Ho Chi minh would go on to be the prime minister and president of the Democratic Republic of Vietnam and communist revolutionary leader.This is significant because he had much to do with the conflict of the Vietnam war -
Vietnam declares independence from France, but neither France nor the United States recognize Vietnam as a separate nation
Ho Chi Minh declared Vietnam an independent country. The french eventually came back into Vietnam and war arose once more. -
The Geneva Accords cause Vietnam to be split into North and South
focused primarily on ending the war between the French forces and those of the DRV led by Ho Chi Minh. The seventeenth parallel separates north and south Vietnam -
President Eisenhower declares ¨Domino theory¨
The idea is that if one nation falls to communism then the surrounding nations will also fall to communism and that is one of the main reasons the U.S. got involved in the Vietnam war. -
The Viet Minh and Ho Chi Minh defeat the French at Dien Bien Phu
After hearing of the French defeat, U.S. sent military aid and the first U.S. military advisers to south Vietnam.This marked the increase in U.S. military presence. -
Ngo Dinh Diem cancels elections in Vietnam
Ngo Dinh Diem cancelled the elections because he would have lost to Ho Chi Minh. The election was for a new leader to unite north and south Vietnam. -
The National Liberation Front is formed
The National Liberation Front is formed also known as the Viet Cong. The viet cong occupied North Vietnam -
President Kennedy is assassinated leading to the presidency of Lyndon B. Johnson
The U.S. most likely would have not have been as involved in Vietnam and the Vietnam war probably wouldnt even have happened.JFK didnt want to be involved in Vietnam while Johnson sent more troops to Vietnam snowballing to the Vietnam war. -
A South Vietnamese monk sets himself on fire
The monk that set himself on fire was a Buddhist. He did this in protest the persecution of Buddhists -
The United States withdraws support of Ngo Dinh Diem, leader of South Vietnam
After the U.S. withdraws support of South Vietnam Diem is assassinated during a coup by opposition generals -
President Johnson claims a U.S. ship had been fired upon by North Vietnamese
North Vietnamese torpedo boats attack the USS Maddox.Due to this attack President Johnson sent troops to south Vietnam and Thailand -
First combat troops arrive in Vietnam
it wasnt until march of 1965 when the U.S. sent the first combat troops but there were military advisers in Vietnam since 1950. 3500 marines also land at china beach to defend the U.S. base in Da Nang
