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Ho Chi Minh is Born
He wanted Vietnam to gain its freedom and did everything he could to achieve it. He was a communist that would later help Vietnam get its freedom. -
Vietnam declares independence from France, but neither France nor the United States recognize Vietnam as a separate nation
North Vietnam had a leader that lead them to independence by defeating the French in a battle. North Vietnam then wanted South Vietnam to join the North and become one big communist nation. -
President Eisenhower declares "Domino Theory."
The Domino Theory was a theory about how if one country fell under communist rule then other countries would follow and along and also become communist. Eisenhower's Domino Theory was talking about how if Vietnam fell under communist rule then other countries in Asia would also become communist nations. -
The Viet Minh and Ho Chi Minh defeat French at Dien Bien Phu
United State didn't do much other than support both sides since the French were their allies. This also created the 17th Parallel where Vietnam was divided into two separate sides. -
The Geneva Accords cause Vietnam to be split into North and South
Since Vietnam was split into two, North and South Vietnam they were divided at the 17th Parallel. This also brought an end to the Indochina War. -
Ngo Dinh Diem cancels elections in Vietnam
If he ran the election then he realized that Ho Chi Minh would probably win so he would lose power. He didn't want Vietnam to become one whole nation again so he canceled the election so Vietnam would still be split into two. -
The National Liberation Front is formed
The National Liberation Fron is an organization that was also known as the Viet Minh. They are located in the north part of Vietnam and control that area. -
President Johnson claims a U.S. ship had been fired upon by the North Vietnamese
The USS Maddox was supposedly was fired at by the North Vietnamese. This allowed President Johnson to get permission to declare war on Vietnam since we were attacked. -
A South Vietnamese monk sets himself on fire
He was a Buddhist monk that burnt himself in Saigon. He wanted to protest that he should be able to choose any religion and stay with that religion without any issues. -
The United States withdraws support of Ngo Dinh Diem, leader of South Vietnam
After the United States stop supporting Diem because he didn't follow through on his promises for the reforms. This caused for him and his brother to be murdered. -
President Kennedy is assassinated, leading to the presidency of Lyndon B. Johnson
Lee Harvey Oswald was the person who killed JFK in Texas. JFK could not finish the Vietnam War so Lyndon B. Johnson had to take over as president. -
The first combat troops arrive in Vietnam
3,500 marines were the first combat troops to land in Vietnam. This showed that the United States was now involved in the Vietnam War. In September 1950, the United States sent its first military advisors to Vietnam by Harry S. Truman
