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Ho Chi Minh is born.
Became a Vietnamese Communist revolutionary leader who was Chairman and First Secretary of the Workers' Party of Vietnam. He was also would bcome Prime Minister and President of the Democratic Republic of Vietnam. He was a key figure in the foundation of the Democratic Republic of Vietnam in 1945 at the Ba Dinh Square in Hanoi as well as the People's Army of Vietnam and the Viet Cong during the Vietnam War. -
Vietnam declares independence from France, but neither France nor United States recognize Vietnam as a separate nation
North Vietnam was upset with this because all they wanted was independence for Vietnam. Ho Chi Minh also wanted a full communist state which angered him severely. -
President Esienhower declares "Domino Theroy"
If one country falls to communism then the surrounding countries will fall as well. This would be known as the domino effect and we didn't want communism to spread in South Asia. -
The Viet minh and Ho chi Minh defeat the French at Dien Bien Phu
We didn't do anything to help either side. We waited to see what to do and Eisenhower passed the issue to the next president. -
The Geneva Accords cause Vietnam to be split into North and South
Vietnam was split at the 17th parallel. It was the start of the Vietnamese civil war. And the U.S. would join shortly after. -
Ngo Dinh Diem cancels elections in Vietnam
Ngo canceled the election because he knew he would lose. The election was for a Democracy for Vietnam or Communism for Vietnam. -
The National Liberation Front is formed
They were a Guerrilla force that operated in South Vietnam. Also known as the Viet Cong would go on to assassinate political leaders of South Vietnam -
A south Vietnamese monk sets himself on fire
Thich Quang Duc set himself on fire do to Ngo Dinh Diem was killing everyone who did not support Christianity, and to protest he burned himself alive. Thich was a Buddist which was most Vietnamese at the time. -
The United states withdraws support of Ngo Dinh Diem, Leader of of South Vietnam.
He will later be killed. He killed his own people and the US withdrew support for him shortly after later would be overthrown. -
Assassination of of JFK
He would have pulled our troops out of Vietnam. And found a peaceful solution to the problem. Also, try to remove communism at the same time. -
President Johnson laims a U.S. ship has been fired upon by th North Vietnamese
The USS Maddox was fired upon and in response US troops invade Vietnam. LBJ needed a reason to go to war and used this to have the power to do so. -
The first combat troops arrive in Vietnam
September 1950 The first advisors were sent in. Many didn't know why they were going to war or why they will be fighting the Vietnamese.
