2LipsonVietnam

  • 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