After WWII, This country wanted its colonies in Vietnam back.

The U.S. wanted to strengthen its ties with France and help fight the spread of this.

This country provided France with massive economic and military support to help them in their war.

Ruled by France from the late 1800s until WWII, this area included the countries of Vietnam, Laos and Cambodia.

The products that the French took from the peasants' land included:

When the peasants from this country protested, France reacted harshly by restricting freedom of speech and assembly and putting many of the people in jail.

Many Vietnamese people fled to China and began to organize under the leadership of this person

In 1940, this country took control of Vietnam.

An organization whose goal it was to win Vietnam’s independence from foreign rule. 

After the Japanese lost WWII, Ho Chi Minh declared that this country was an independent nation.

France regained control of the cities in this part of Vietnam.

The United States supported France by spending almost this amount of money to keep Vietnam under French control.

This U.S. President believed that if one country fell to Communism, many others would fall very quickly like a row of dominoes, one after another.

This country was forced to surrender when the Viet minh overran the French outpost at Dien Bien Phu in Northwestern Vietnam in May 1954.

The peace plan which split Vietnam at the 17th parallel with the communist led by Ho Chi Minh controlling the North and anti-communist controlling the South

His fighting of the Japanese and French made him a national hero.

The South Vietnamese president and a strong anti-communist, realizing that Ho Chi Minh would probably win the unifying election, he refused to take part in the election.

Realizing that Communist Ho Chi Minh would most likely win this country decided to support canceling the unifying elections in Vietnam.

Diem angered this group, restricting their practices.

A communist opposition group in the South, they began attacks on the Diem government, assassinating thousands of South Vietnamese government officials

A network of paths along the borders of Vietnam. It was used to supply weapons and supplies to the Vietcong.

Diem’s plan to move the people of the South into protected areas in order to keep them together and out of harm.

On November 1, 1963 a U.S. supported military coup toppled his regime and assassinated him.

After Kennedy was assassinated, he became the U.S. President.