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Democratic Republic of Vietnam
Vietnam has now created its own identity and is moving towards independence -
Ho Chi Minh
Ho Chi Minh wrote to the U.S. asking for American Support in their fight for independence. Minh was a Communist revolutionary which America would soo become an enemy of -
U.S. Aid
Military advisors are begining to give aid to Saigon on behalf of the United States which also begins the ties between the U.S. and South Vietnam. -
American Troops
President Nixon of the United States commits to send U.S. troops to wietnam in support of the Southern Vietnamese -
IndoChina Divides
IndoChina divided into four different sections; North Vietnam, South Vietnam, Laos, Cambodia -
Geniva Convension
The Geniva Convenssion is announced which will be comprised of a negotiator from both the U.S. and North Vietnam -
Ngo Diem
Diem becomes the president of South Vietnam. This is a large step in establishing a separaation between the government of South and North Vietnam -
JFK Assacination
On this day President Kennedy was assacinated and LBJ would not take over in the midst of the Vietnam War -
Gulf of Tonkin
In the Gulf of Tonkin off of the Vietnamese cost it was alledged that the North Vietnamese attacked American ships and theefore America would now fully engage in the war -
Operation Rolling Thunder
The American government made the decision to begin an ongoing bombing raid on cambodia. This was in order to damage the North Vietnamese -
Anti-war Rally
Veterans of WWI and WWII came together in order to protest the war in Vietnam. These protests would soon put immense pressure on the American Government. -
Tet Offensive
The North Vietnamese decided to host a surprise attack on American troops in South Vietnam, taking over small cities on the way -
Paris Peace Talks
Negotiators from both America and North Vietnam meet in order to discuss a compromise as a solution to the war -
Operation Breakfast
Nixon declares Operation Breakfast which was a last ditch effort to destroy communism however, the operation would only enhance the North Vietnamese dislike for America. -
Troops are Cut
Nixon announces that he is going to withdraw American troops from Vietnam officially.
