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Ho Chi Minh founds the Indochina Communist Party
Ho Chi Minh creating a communist party in Vietnam was extremely important because of the impact it would eventually have on the war. Ho Chi Minh would lead the communist North against the French and eventually the U.S lead democratic South.
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Ho Chi Minh announces Independence from France
With Ho Chi Minh's announcement of Independence from France, Vietnam is beginning to grow hostile. WIth the French still occupying Vietnam there is bound to be conflicts occuring.
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Democratic Republic of Vietnam recognized by China and the USSR
China and the USSR were both communist countries trying to bring in more countries to support their style of government during the Cold War time period. This was a big play in the lead up to the Vietnam War because the United States was trying to suppress communism and therefore the recognition of Vietnam would only intise the Americans to get involved in the Civil War of Vietnam. http://www.vietnamwar.net/DRVN.htm -
Geneva Conference Begins
Geneva Conference was important because it split Vietnam into two seperate countries. This solidified the split of a country and guaranteed the act of a Civil War between the two sides. http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/geneva-conference-begins -
North Vietnam begins influltrating the South
North Vietnam begins guerilla tactics in the South on those people who oppose the communist movement. The attacks remain small but the threat is still there.
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Americans increase aid of Diem
American begin aid for the South Vietnamese to help protect them from North Vietnamese military tactic. This was the official beginning to the help of the United States in Vietnam.
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12,000 U.S troops in Vietnam
The number of U.S troops in Vietnam increases to 12,000 and this is just the beginning of U.S involvment in the war.
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Ngo Dinh Diem assassinated
President Diem is arrested and assasinated on this day in what is thought to be an American backed event. This assassination had many people happy but it created uproar as well.
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Gulf of Tonkin
The Gulf of Tonkin incident was when the U.S naval ship Maddox was fired on two straight days in a row while in Vietnamese waters. This lead to President Lyndon B. Johnson to declare war against the Vietnamese.
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500,000 American troops
Americans have now fully engaged themselves in the Vietnam war and the increasing number of soldiers and the draft thatthe United States had in order to send people into war was something never used before. The view on the war was beginning to change.
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Tet Offensive
The North Vietnamese chose this day to engage in 100 different military attacks on 100 different cities throughout South Vietnam. This attack was intended to force Americans out of Vietnam but the U.S held strong. This event though once again continued to change the views of Americans back home.
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Ho Chi Minh dies
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Cease Fire Begins
On this day, the United States officially withdrew all of their troops from Vietnam. The war was a lost cause and people at home were upset with the continued effort in Vietnam therefore the only answer for Nixon was to withdraw all troops.
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Duong Van Minh surrenders
After only being in office for two day, on this day, Minh surrenders his country to the North Vietnamese and gets arrested.
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Ho Chi Minh City
On this date, Saigon is taken from South Vietnam and is offically named Ho Chi Minh City. This is the final attack on the South Vietnamese by the North and the war is over.
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-pacific-16568035
