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ho chi minh is born
He was prime minister and the president of the democratic republic of Vietnam. He was a Vietnamese communist revolutionary leader. He was also the fist secretary of the workers party of Vietnam. -
Vietnam declares independence from France, but neither France nor the United States recognize Vietnam as a separate nation
The independent democratic republic of Vietnam was proclaimed by Ho Chi Minh. It started with the famous second paragraph of Americas 1776 Declaration of independence "all men are created equal". -
The Geneva accords cause Vietnam to be split into north and south.
Vietnam was divided into North and South Vietnam. After its defeat at Bien Dien Phu, France signed an independence agreement with the victorious Viet Minh in Geneva. -
Ngo Dinh Diem cancels elections in vietnam
The USA supported the anti-communist South Vietnamese dictator, Ngo Dinh Diem, who refused to hold elections to unify the country.
Ngo Dinh Diem consolidated his power as the President of South Vietnam. -
President Eisenhower declares domino theory
There was a communist government in North Vietnam and it had allies for it in South Vietnam. There was a big fear of communism spreading. The domino theory was to try to stop communism from spreading. -
The Viet Minh and Ho Chi Minh defeat the french at Dien Bien Phu
When they defeated the french the U.S. backed the south viet namese government of Ngo Dinh Diem. They refused to support the Geneva Accords . This led to putting off elections indefinitely . -
the national liberation front is formed
They were known as Viet Cong. They occupied South Vietnam -
The United States withdraws support of Ngo Dinh Diem, leader of south Vietnam
The U.S. backs a south Vietnam military coup against the Diem which is very unpopular. This ends the brutal killing of Diem and his brother. -
south Vietnamese monk sets himself on fire
He was a Buddhist Monk. He set himself on fire so that Buddhism could have rights and not be discriminated. -
president Kennedy was assassinated leading to the presidency of Lyndon B. Johnson
Vietnam probably would have been handled differently and the war for the us may have ended sooner. JFK was going to pull us out of the war but since Lyndon B Johnson took over he didn't have to do what JFK was going to do anymore. So we stayed in the war for 12 more years. -
President Johnson claims a U.S. ship had been fired upon by North Vietnamese
The name of the ship was the USS Maddox. It was attacked by North Vietnamese Torpedo boats. The ship was attacked while in international waters in the Gulf Of Tonkin. -
the first combat troops arrive in vietnam
The first U.S. combat troops arrive in Vietnam as 3500 Marines land at China Beach to defend the American air base at Da Nang. They join 23,000 American military advisers already in Vietnam
