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Timeline of Vietnam
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Ho Chi Minh and his People's Congress create the National Liberation Committee of Vietnam to form a _____ government? | provisional |
| When did Ho Chi Minh form a provisional government? | 1945 |
| When does France recognize Vietnam as a "free state"? | 1946 |
| Indochina war begins? | 1946 |
| When is Vietnam given to the French? | 1947 |
| How much does the U.S pledge to Aid French in Indochina? When? | $15 Million 1950 |
| Worker's Party of Ho Chi Minh is created in what year? | 1951 |
| Who does France grant full independence in 1953? | Laos |
| Battle of Dienbienphu begins? | 1954 |
| Geneva Agreements Announced in? | 1954 |
| Who becomes President of Republic of Vietnam in 1955? | Diem |
| When do the French leave Vietnam? | 1956 |
| North Vietnam imposes what in 1960? | Universal Military Conscription |
| The Viet Cong, and NLF for South Vietnam are formed when? | 1960 |
| Who authorizes Green Berets in 1961? Why? | President Kennedy. He knew the colors were not working in the jungle. |
| When did we defoliate Vietnam? What did we use to defoliate it with? | 1962. Agent Orange |
| What date was President Kennedy Assassinated? | November 23, 1963 |
| Why did Buddhist monks set themselves on fire in public places in 1963? | Diem replaced them with Catholics for key governmental positions |
| What happened at the Gulf of Tonkin Incident? | Three North Vietnamese PT boats fired topedoes at the U.S.S Maddox located in international waters of the Tonkin Gulf (thirty miles off coast of North Vietnam). |
| North Vietnamese launch Tet Offensive in___. | 1968 |