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Viet Cong
Vietnam War Timeline The Viet Cong was a political organization and army in South Vietnam and Cambodia that fought the United States and South Vietnamese governments during the Vietnam War and emerged on the winning side. It had both guerrilla and regular army units, as well as a network of cadres who organized peasants in the territory it controlled. -
The Importance of Ho Chi Minh.
Background on U.S. involvement in Vietnam War. Slide #:15 Ho Chi Minh was helped by the U.S. in 1945, they gave him Commandos and other such weapons. He was a communist-trained leader and fought for the independence of what we know now as Vietnam. He was an ally of the U.S. until the french wanted to fight back and regain power of the land so they manipulated the U.S. into helping them. -
The Assassination of John F. Kennedy in Dallas, Texas.
The Election of 1960 Slide #:13 President John F. Kennedy was assassinated on November 22nd 1963, he was in office when the Vietnam war started, Even after he was assassinated and office was handed to Lyndon B. Johnson, he kept the war funded and healthy. JFK greatly affected how much money and advisors were put into the war, he made it possible to even keep fighting the war. -
The lies behind the Gulf of Tonkin Incident/Resolution.
Gulf of Tonkin Incident/Resolution Slide#:24 President Johnson convinced the good people of the U.S. that they needed to fight back to an "attack" that was made by Northern Vietnam. He got Congress to sign off on a resolution that was passed on August 7th of 1964. The resolution gave authorization to use "conventional" military force in Southeat Asia. -
First Big Strike of the U.S: Operation Rolling Thunder
Vietnam War Operation Rolling Thunder was the first major strike that the U.S. had on the Vietnam war. They bombed the north side of Vietnam and after the strike the U.S. became more active in the war. -
Tet Offensive 1968.
Tet Offensive 1968 Slide #:26 Americas enemies in Vietnam used the occassion of the new year to launch a major surprise attack against U.S. and South Vietnamiese forces. The U.S. had been fighting against Guerilla Forces and against Guerilla Tactics in waging the Vietnam War. They had been fighting sneaky and stealthy battles but that day they showed themselves. -
Mai Lai Massacre
Mai Lai Massacre The Vietnam War mass murder of between 347 and 504 unarmed civilians in South Vietnam on March 16, 1968. It was committed by the U.S. Army soldiers. Victims included women, men, children, and infants. Some of the women were gang-raped and their bodies mutilated. Twenty six soldiers were charged with criminal offenses, but only Second Lieutenant William Calley Jr., a platoon leader in C Company, was convicted. -
Assassination of MLK.
Shocks to Political System in 1968 Slide #:27 The assasination of Martin Luther King JR. was a very big deal when it happened because for americans who were still trying to believe that the system could work, that you did not have to get violent to see things change for the better. His assasination was very much based on moral and trust in the government. -
Operation Menu
Vietnam War Timeline Operation Menu was a bombing campaign conducted in eastern Cambodia and Laos in the Vietnam War. The targets of these attacks were sanctuaries and Base Areas of the PAVN and forces of the Viet Cong, which utilized them for resupply, training, and resting between campaigns across the border in South Vietnam. -
First Withdrawl of Soldiers by Nixon.
Vietnam War Timeline In July of 1969 President Nixon orders the first of many troops to withdrawl from Vietnam. With the withdrawl of these soldiers it was evident that something was happening with the war and whether we were winning or not was the big question. -
Woman's Movement/Rise of Woman's Liberation
Rise of Woman's Liberation Slide #:29 Many woman's Liberals were reporting that when they were in Civil Rights Organizations it was always assumed that the woman were to get the coffee and serve as the secretaries. Even worse, many male civil rights activists expected sexual favors from woman in their groups. -
Paris Peace Accords
Vietnam War Timeline The intention of the document was intended to establish peace in Vietnam and an end to the Vietnam War, ended direct U.S. military involvement, and temporarily stopped the fighting between North and South Vietnam. -
Communism Becomes Victorious.
Vietnam War 1954-75 North Vietnam invaded South Vietman and is victorios in the war. Under the Paris Peace Accords, between North Vietnamese Foreign Minister and U.S. Secretary of State Henry Kissinger, and reluctantly signed by South Vietnamese president, U.S. military forces withdrew from South Vietnam and prisoners were exchanged.
