Events
End of World War 2The Truman Doctrine -
"It must be the policy of the United States
to support free people who are resisting
attempted subjugation by armed minorities
or by outside pressures."President Truman ElectedThe Marshall Plan-
US aid program for Western Europe -
Approx $13 billion ($132 billion with inflation)Mao Tse-Tung wins
and China becomes communistEisenhower first describes the 'Domino theory' -
the prediction for nations 'falling' to
communism in the East one after the other.Eisenhower elected presidentEisenhower sends CIA agents
to Saigon to gather intelligenceGeneva agreement broken with
Diem holding an early electionKennedy ElectedKennedy AssassinatedThich Quang Duc self self-immolates
in protest of Diem oppressionCoup against Diem in
South Vietnam ApprovedPeriods
The Korean War
25th June 1950 - 27 July 1953House Un-American Activities Committee (HUAC) used extensively throughout this period.
Investigations often based on McCarthyism (making accusations against political opponents without proper evidence)Military advisers sent to vietnamMoney supplied to the NLFMilitary exports to Vietnam incresed-
Helicopters, advisors (up to 16,000)Strategic Hamlets
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