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Timeline of Vietnam
Question | Answer |
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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 |