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Viet Minh entered the Northern City of Hanoi, declaring Vietnam independent
No direct American Involvement -
French come back to Vietnam
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Ho recieves support from China
No Direct American Involvement -
Period: to
USA donate $500 Million a Year to France
Financial Support -
France pull out of Vietnam
No direct American Involvement -
Peace Conference in Geneva, dividing Vietnam
No direct American Involvement -
USA prevent Elections in Vietnam
Political Involvement -
Americans help Ngo Dinh Diem
Financial Support -
The Setup for the Liberation of South Vietnam/Viet Cong
No direct American Involvement -
Viet Cong Start a Guerilla War Against the South Vietnamese
No direct American Involvement -
The USA support The “Strategic Hamlet” Program
Financial Support -
The Policy backfires for the South Vietnamese
No direct American Involvement -
The South Vietnamese Government launch their “Strategic Hamlet” Program
No direct American Involvement -
President Kennedy sends Military Personnel to the South Vietnamese
Military Involvement -
Kennedy is assassinated and Lyndon Johnson replaces him
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Diem is overthrown by his own Army
Political Involvement -
Shots fired at the Tonkin Gulf
Military Involvement -
The USA initiate Operation Rolling Thunder
Military Involvement -
US Troops came ashore at Da Nang
Military Involvement