Vietnanm

By _dhanyrarangel

  • Munich Pact

    Munich Pact
    During 1938 Munich Pact recalled which was intended to appease Hitler but allowed for the continued aggression that led to World War II

  • Declared Independence

    Declared Independence
    September 2, 1945 the same day that Japan formally surrendered to the Allies , Vietnam declared independence ,HO Chi Minh made the announcement

  • French Warships

    French Warships
    November 1946, the french warships opened fire on the port city of Haiphong killing 6,000 Vietnamese civilians

  • Korea

    Korea
    By the 1951 thousands of U.S. soldiers had already died in Korea trying to halt the spread of communism

  • 80%

    80%
    By 1954 the United States was paying 80% of the cost of the war in Indochina , they also gained the support of Vietnam's peasants who made up the 80% of the population.

  • Domino Theory

    Domino Theory
    Domino Theory would provide a strong motive for U.S intervention in Vietnam , Eisenhower said "Even Japan might be lost"

  • Viet Minh

    Viet Minh
    Finally overran the French base,ending the Battle of Dien Bien Phu and shattering French morale

  • Diem

    Diem
    In October 1955, he declared himself president of South Vietnam , Diem began returning land to wealthy landlords and drafting young men from the countryside

  • Camp attack in 1959

    Camp attack in 1959
    During 1959 , a few Americans were paying any attention to this faraway conflict that the noncombat troops killed in a surprise attack on their camp.

  • Kennedy

    Kennedy
    When Kennedy became president in 1961 , he sent an inspection team to South Vietnam to evaluate the situation

  • Buddhist

    Buddhist
    In May 1963, at a Buddhist rally opposing Diem's policies South Vietnamese police killed nine demonstrators.

  • Senator Gruening

    Senator Gruening
    February 7, 1965 the escalation that Senator Gruening feared after the Viet Cong attacked a U.S air base in the South