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U.S. government had backed an independent Vietnam
U.S. government had backed an independent Vietnam in 1945 even though led by communist-trained Ho Chi Minh -
Word War II.
Ho Chi Minh led to against Japanese. When WW II end, Ho Chi Minh leding people against Frach about 10 years. -
1954 into four countries
an earlier slide the land that have been Indochina was divided in 1954 into four countries, North Vietnam, South Vietnam, Laos, and Cambodia. And our focus will really be on the two Vietnams here. -
Free elections
what many U.S. students don't know is that the United States had promised back in 1954 that it would support free elections to reunify this land, elections that were supposed to be held two years later in 1956. -
United States began to bank roll
"United States was bankrolling about 75% of the French war effort that was going very badly and in the year 1954, the French suffered their final defeat and lost control of that land. " -
John F. Kennedy will increase the number of US advisors in Southeast Vietnam
In the early 1960s John F. Kennedy increase the number of US advisors.the reason why he doing this it's clear that gorilla fighters are having increasing success against America's allies in South Vietnam. -
Failure at the Bay of Pigs
Bay of Pigs is begin of Cuban Missile Crisis. -
Sending money and U.S. military advisors to South Vietnam
Lyndon Johnson was looking for an excuse to escalate America's military commitment. -
Lyndon Johnson becomes president
"By the time that Lyndon Johnson becomes president in late 1963, it was very clear that just sending money and U.S. military advisors to South Vietnam was not going to get the job done to put it plain and simple." -
President of the republic of Vietnam ngo dinh diem was killed
In November 1963 in the United States and planning in a military coup, President of the republic of Vietnam ngo dinh diem was killed; Yang Wenming and RuanQing elected President. -
Gulf of Tonkin incident
August of 1964, President Johnson goes before the media and the American people and talks about how the United States has been grievously attacked by North Vietnam. -
Republic of Vietnam build new constitution
Vietnam get new constitution, and in the september Nguyen Van Thieubecame new president of the Republic of Vietnam. -
America have to stop bombing vietnam
March 1968, Untied State must to stop bombard Vietnam. At May, America and Vietname have meeting at Paris. -
An agreement restoration of peace at the end of the Vietnam war
Democratic republic of Vietnam, the rebels, south Vietnam national liberation front, the United States, the republic of Vietnam -
The U.S. military withdrawn
In the 21, March 1973 the U.S military completely withdrawn from the republic of Vietnam. -
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