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Vietnam declares independence from France, but neither France nor the U.S. recognize Vietnam as a separate nation.
The Battle of Dien Bien Phu, is the response to this event. The french are defeated and surrender to President Eisenhower. -
The Geneva Accords cause Vietnam to be split into North and South.
Vietnam was divided at the seventeenth parallel. -
President Eisenhower declares "Domino Theory".
The idea behind the "Domino Theory" is that if Southeast Asia collapses or attacks, every other country will collapse and so on and so fourth. -
The Viet Minh and Ho Chi Minh defeat the french at Dien Bien Phu.
After this event President Eisenhower purposes an idea to get involved in another land war in Asia. -
Ngo Dinh Diem cancels elections in Vietnam.
Diem cancels the election of 1956 due to Minh's popularity. -
The National Liberation Front is formed.
The National front also known as, the Vietminh, occupied North Vietnam. -
A South Vietnamse monk sets himself on fire.
Thich Quang Duc, was a buddist monk. -
President Kennedy is assassinated, leading to the presidency of Lyndon B. Johnson.
Kennedy tried to avoid getting involved in the war as much as possible, but still supported the assassination of Ngo Dinh Diem. If he carried on being the president, maybe the U.S. would not have gotten invloved in the action, instead of LBJ trying to find any reaso at all to start the war for America. -
The United States withdraws support of Ngo Dinh Diem, leader of South Vietnam.
Once the United States withdraws heir support, Diem is assassinated. -
President Johnson claims a U.S. ship had been fired upon by the North Vietnamese.
President Johnson claims the Vietnamese boats attacked thr U.S.S Maddox. In response to the attack the Tonkin Gulf Resolution was created. It made in legal justification for bombing. -
The first combat troops arrive in Vietnam.
The first U.S. combat troops arrived in Vietnam to protect their American Air Force base. -
Ho Chi Minh is born.
Important rebel leader. He created his own army called The Vietminh to fight for North Vietnam's freedom.
