2LipsonVietnam

By Robustion180

  • Dien Bien Phu

    Vietnamese forces occupy the French command post at Dien Bien Phu

  • Creation of the Ho Chi Minh trail

    The day the Vietnam communist army created the trail

  • United states becomes activley Involved

    JFK orders the U.S troops to back up South Vietnam against the vietcong guerrilas

  • Operation Range attack

    (No specific date)

  • Gulf of Tonkin attack

    Vietnamese commando's attacks two islands in the gulf of Tonkin. The U.S creates a diversion.

  • Gulf of Tonkin Resolution

    president Johnson is granted the power to take whatever actions to defend south vietnam
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    Operation Rolling Thunder

    A long bombing attack

  • U.S offers peace for economic aid proposal

    US offers north vietnam economic aid for peace but gets rejected

  • President johnson commits over 600,000 troops to vietnam

    Johnson adds 600,000 troops. Australians and Koreans join in

  • largest american battle of vietnam (U.S)

    After a deserter spills plans, U.S dominates this battle

  • Kne San attacked by Vietcong

    Viet cong attacks Kne San and artillery

  • Operation Junction City

    one of the largest air-mobile assaults ever

  • Tet offensive begins

    over 100 cities and towns are attacked by the vietcong

  • My Lai massacre

    U.S. Charlie Company kills about two hundred civilians. One member is put to court for war crimes

  • Nixon takes office

    president Nixon takes is elected

  • Operation Menu

    U.S attacks vietcong in combodia

  • All but 133,000 US troops have come home

    133,000 soldiers stay in vietnam while the rest leave

  • Peace talks break down

    peace talks in Paris between the North Vietnam and the U.S don't go so well

  • Peace Talks Resume

    U.S tries again

  • Cease fire signed

    All countries in the war sign a cease fire

  • Nixon Resigns

    President Nixon resigns from his position

  • Last casualities for the U.S and final evacuation

    two U.S troops are killed by a rocket attack and all the troops head home