The Vietnam War

By tyler.conte

  • Ho Chi Minh is born

    Ho Chi Minh is born
    He went on to lead the Việt Minh independence movement to establish communist ruled areas in Vietnam.

  • Vietnam declares independence from France, but neither France nor the United States recognize Vietnam as a separate nation.

    Vietnam declares independence from France, but neither France nor the United States recognize Vietnam as a separate nation.
    Northern Vietnam was upset that the country hadn't become 100% communist so they took over and won the war.

  • President Eisenhower declares "Domino Theory"

    President Eisenhower declares "Domino Theory"
    The Idea behind Domino Theory was that if on country falls under communism then surrounding countries would follow in a domino like effect. This was used from 1950-1980

  • The Geneva Accords cause Vietnam to be split into North and South

    The Geneva Accords cause Vietnam to be split into North and South
    They were divided on the 17th parallel

  • The Viet Minh and Ho Chi Minh defeat the French at Dien Bien Phu

    The Viet Minh and Ho Chi Minh defeat the French at Dien Bien Phu
    The U.S. decided to take over the fight to stop the spread of communism.

  • Ngo Dinh Diem cancels election in vietnam

    Ngo Dinh Diem cancels election in vietnam
    He stopped the election to help unify his country

  • The national liberation front was formed

    The national liberation front was formed
    This group was formed to liberate the people of southern Vietnam. They occupied southern Vietnam.

  • President Kennedy is assassinated, leading to the presidency of Lyndon B. Johnson.

    President Kennedy is assassinated, leading to the presidency of Lyndon B. Johnson.
    JFK was shot and killed before the end of the Vietnam war. He might have continued to give aid to the south Vietnamese army to help destroy all reminiscence of communism.

  • A south Vietnamese monk sets himself on fire

    A south Vietnamese monk sets himself on fire
    The monk wanted to show that to fight all forms of oppression on equal terms, they too needed to step up.

  • President Johnson claims a U.S. ship had been fired upon by the North Vietnamese

    President Johnson claims a U.S. ship had been fired upon by the North Vietnamese
    The ship was the USS Maddox. This event directly started a stronger aggression from the united states.

  • The first combat troops arrive in Vietnam

    The first combat troops arrive in Vietnam
    The U.S. first deployed troops in 1965 when Lyndon B. Johnson was president. This was in response to the attack on the USS Maddox.

  • The United States withdraws support of Ngo Dinh Diem, leader of South Vietnam.

    The United States withdraws support of Ngo Dinh Diem, leader of South Vietnam.
    Southern Vietnam was taken over by Communism two years after the United States withdrew their troops. This left everything up to the south Vietnamese.