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Rejection of Troops Commitment
Eisenhower refuses to commit American Troops to the Franco-Vietnamese War. -
Battle of Dien Bien Phu
The French are defeated by the Viet Minh in the Battle of Dien Bien Phu and this lead to the ending of involvement from the French in the Vientnam War. -
Training of South Vietmanese Army
Americans in the Military Assitance Advisory Group were sent to South Vietnam by President Eisenhower to help train their army. This was considered the official involvment from the Americans in this war. -
Elections
Elections to unify North and South Vietnam were cancelled due to the dismay of Ho Chi Minh. -
New President
John F. Kennedy is elected president of the United States -
The Viet Cong.
The Viet Cong. also known as the National Liberation Front of South Vietnam was formed to take down the U.S. and the South Vietnam government. In later years, this organization was used by Communists to defeat the U.S. forces. -
Soldiers Are Deployed to Vietnam
The U.S. Defense Secretary, Robert McNamara, deploys 200,000 U.S. soldiers to Vietnam because of the numerous attacks from the NLF. -
Start of the War
The first casualty in the American forces dies in Vietnam. -
Laos is a Nuetral Country
The agreement to condem Laos as a nuetral country was signed by fourteen nations including the United States, North & South Vietnam, Communist China, and the Soviets. -
Intensions of Withdrawing US Forces
The press is informed by the defense secretary, McNamara, that the Kennedy Adminstration has intentions of having the US forces withdrawn out of South Vietnam before the end of 1965. -
Attack
The Vietcong attack the Bien Hoa Air Base. -
A Year Later
389,000 American troops are stationed in Vietnam and during this time 6,000 Americans were killed and 30,000 were wounded. -
US Troops in Vietnam
The amount of troops in Vietnam go up to 485,000 -
US Forces Killed
22,951 American soldiers are killed during combat. -
End of the War
The Battle of Xuan Loc. is won by North Vietnam.
