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Dien Bien Phu
www.pbs.org/battlefieldvietnamViet Minh forces push troops at French fortifications. The battle had lasted 55 days. Three thousand French troops were killed, 8,000 wounded. The Viet Minh saw worse, with 8,000 dead and 12,000 wounded, this Vietnamese victory crushed France's resolve to carry on the French indochina war. This is seen as the beginning of major involvement for theU.S. in the region at the duress of the French. -
The Battle of Saigon
Wkipedia SaigonA month long battle between the Vietnamese National Army and the Binh Xuyen organised crime syndicate. After 48 hours of house to house style combat and intense shelling the VNA held the upper hand against Binh Xuyen. Early conflicts that began moving foreign powers towards Vietnam, the French and Americans especially. -
The Hamlet of Ac Bac
Wikipedia Ap BacThe VIetcong and some of their local militia, rushed to ambush the South Vienamese armies 7th division. They end up being victorious which is a huge boost for the morale and war effort of the North. -
Ngo Dinh Diem Coup
Wikipedia VietnamPresident Diem and his younger brother shot and overthrown, this led to a time of political turmoil in South Vietnam, many groups would attempt to lead only to be taken by another group or individual. When President Kennedy was told he heard the news of the assasination he rushed from the room with a look of worry and sadness on his face, the murder took him by suprise." Many hoped for a shorter war as the regime change would be bring fresh faces into government. -
The Assasination of Kennedy
Wikipedia VietnamAt 12:30 p.m. the Kennedy's were travelilng through Dallas Texas, John Fitzgerald Kennedy became the fourth president to be killed in office. There is some talk over the validity of the shot from Lee Harvey Oswald and where it came from, this is one of the greatest conspiracy theories of all time. This of great significance,Lyndon B Johnson becomes the next president sworn in on Air Force One. -
The Gulf of Tonkin Incident
pbs.orgOn this night, South Vietnamese commandos attack two small North Vietnamese islands in the Gulf of Tonkin. The U.S. destroyer Maddox, an electronic spy ship, is 123 miles south and has orders to electronically simulate an air attack to draw Vietcong boats away from the commandos. This sets into motion actions at home in the Senate to begin massive amounts of troop deployment in the region. -
Opreration Rolling Thunder
Operation Rolling ThunderWikepdia Operation Rolling ThunderNewly elect President Johnson authorizes Operation Rolling Thunder, a limited but long lasting bombing offensive. Its aim is to force North Vietnam to stop supporting Vietcong guerrillas in the South. It also is Johnson's first big move in a conflict that will come to define his time as president. From 1965 to 1968, about 643,000 tons of bombs were dropped on North Vietnam, these targets were said to be picked by Johnson himself. -
Air Raids, the Navy and Air Force
PBS BattlefieldAn American campaign against North Vietnam's transport system begins. In a month-long offensive, Navy and Air Force planes hit bridges, road and rail junctions, truck parks and supply depots. My grandfather was a Major flying F-100s with a squadron, mostly damaging roads and trying to slow enemy movements, contrary to poular belief it was not a constant massacre of troops by air power evcen though that was present, pilots were flying air to ground missions trying to de road slow vehicles. -
Operation Birmingham
PBS BattlefieldThis engagement is important because it shows how critical it is for the South if the North will not engage. Small amounts of casualties from the North who dictate combat and prove to be quite elusive is the outcome for The Southern troops with armor, this is a botched operation and reminds the U.S they are fighting on someone elses turf. Vietcong were able to retreat beyond the cambodian border and suffered minor casualties at the hands of Southern forces trying to carve a path up North. -
The Tet Offensive
PBS BattlefieldThe North strikes at the the South during the celebration of the Lunar New Year over a 100 points throughout Southern Vietnam, troops were suprised and in some places folded under the foce of the suprise attacks, they lasted for months, dealing damage to the war effort of the U.S. in Vietnam. -
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Tet Offensive
During the Chinese new year, the NLF and Vietcong launched a large set of shock and suprise attacks on military and civilian targets spread throughout the South.www.history.state.gov -
Richard Nixon
[History 1900s Vietnam](history1900s.about.com/od/vietnamwar/a/vietnamwar_2.htm)Richard Nixon became the 37th President of the United States he brings with him the idea of Vietnamization, a plan to remove U.S troops from Vietnam over time and return responsibility fully on the South Vietnamese. July sees the beginning of this troop pull, -
The Easter Offensive
1900s About Vietnam"When the U.S had pulled most of their troops the North staged an attack called the Easter Offensive crossing the demilitarized zone at the 17th parallel and invaded South Vietname ) at the 17th parallel and invaded South Vietnam." -
The Capture of Saigon
PBS BattlefieldPBS BattlefieldBringing the Vietnam conflict to a close, Northern forces pushed to Saigon and took control of the city, ending the war. Nearly twelve provinces and over 8 million people under its control, the Vietcong now controls all of the country and the majority of American forces left have been arilifted trying to get out of the city as NLF tanks move towards the American Embassy. -
Communism
1900s about Vietnam This signifies the reunification of Vietnam as a Commmunist state at the end of the Vietnam War. The Socialist Republic of Vietnam is adopted.
