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| Name three countries that make up French Indochina |
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1. Cambodia
2. Laos
3. Annam |
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| Communists in the North begin fighting France for control of the country |
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| France establishes the State of Vietnam in the southern half of the country |
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| Ho Chi Minh becomes the leader of Dang Lao Dong Vietnam, the Vietnam Worker's Party, in the North |
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| The name of the Communist group in Vietnam |
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| Vietnam declares independance from France |
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| The Geneva Accords end the French Indochina War |
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| Vietnam signs the Geneva Accords and divides into two countries at the 17th parallel the Communist led the north and the U.S supported the south |
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| North Vietnam and Viet Cong fight the south the U.S aids the south |
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| By 1964 the Viet Cong has 35,000 troops in south Vietnam the U.S aids the south by sending more troops peaking at 543,000 in April, 1969 |
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President Johnson asks Congress for the power to go to war against the North Vietnamese and the Communist for violating the Geneva Accords against the South Vietnam and Laos
It was granted August 7th, 1964 |
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| The North Vietnamese launch a surprise attack during the festival of the Vietnamese New Year, called Tet |
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My Lai Massacre
400 women,children and elderly men are massacred by U.S forces in the village of My Lai in South Vietnam |
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| Lieutenant William L. Calley Jr. |
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| is court martialed for leading the raid and is sentenced to life in prison but is released in 1974 when a Federal Court overturns the conviction |
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| A cease-fire is arranged after peace talks |
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The last American ground troops leave.
Fighting begins again between the North and the South Vietnam but the U.S does not return |
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| South Vietnam surrenders to the North as North Vietnamese troops enter Saigon, now called Ho Chi Minh City |
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