Matching Pairs Vietnam War ReviewOnline version Relate the time period with the event (s). by Norma García 1 1939 - 1946 2 1961 - 1963 3 1887-1920 4 1968 5 1939 - 1946 6 1965 7 1929-1932 8 1975 9 1947 - 1956 10 1967 11 1964 Ho Chi Minh declared Independence from the northern part of Vietnam, oficially dividing the country; North Vietnam turned to communism leaded by Ho Chi Minh. The United States through the Truman Doctrine supported France to stay in Vietnam and stop the spread of communism. However, France left Vietnam. Taxes were increased to continue with the war. More than half a million US soldiers were already in Vietnam and protests were gathering more people each day to stop the war and bring the troops back. President Lyndon Johnson started the armed conflict requiring a 700 million dollar budget to the Congress which was approved. A bar in Saigon where US. officers gathered was attached by the VietCong forces (militia from the North). Paris Peace Accords were signed to stop the war, US. troops left Vietnam and Vietnam became a communist country. During World War II Japan invaded Vietnam because it was a Frecn colony. When the war was over and Japan left Vietnam, the Northern territory which they controlled was given to Ho Chi Minh. Vietnam is a French Colony. Ho Chi Minh creates the Vietnamese Communist Party. Lyndon Johnson was forced to start negotiations, however, the war continued. Kennedy refused to have an armed conflict in Vietnam, however, sent military forces to work as advisors from Southern Vietnam.
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