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Apr 28, 1428
China's push in vietnam
china entered vietnam to try to gain controll of the land. the vietnam leader Le Loi pushed the chinese out of vietnam and they regained their indepence. They made Le Loi the emporer of vietnam -
Tonkin Campaign
France assumed control over the whole of Vietnam after the Tonkin Campaign. this was the sencond time another country tried obtaining control of veitnam. -
japan's control
The french were controling vietnam but their forces were depleting fast so they had the japanese step in and aid them giving them control of Vietnam. the vietnamese did not feel anymore comfotable trading colonial masters. -
Begining of the vietnam war
30,000 Vietnam initiated the National Resistance War with an attack on French troops at Hanoi -
Chinese relationship
The vietnamese allied with china against U.S accompanied Fance. the chinese gave vietnam troops weapons and training. -
Battle od Dien Bien Phu
the first indoneshian war battle between the french and the vietnamese -
Diplomacy
many countries met in geneva speaking on whether vietnam and a few other places should get deplomacy. vietnam along with loas and cambodia got their deplomacy while france was extricated -
Frances Withdrawl
France withdrew from the war becuase they had been in over there head they were reling mostly on U.S and British troops. -
Blocked election
Ngo Dinh Diem blocked the elections that had been set by the 1954 Geneva Accords, which the US refused to sign. the U.S needed Ngo dunh Diem tp be the south vietnamese leader so they were glad this happened. -
South Vietnam alliances
In 1959 military assistance began flowing from the north to the Vietminh -
the Overthrow
South veitnam had enough of Diem So they decided to overthrow the government and get diem out of "office" -
Diem Assassination
Diem and his brother were assiassinated and it was very upseting to the U.S becuase they were planning to fly him out of the countryvery soon -
Attack on Camp Holloway
This is also considered the tonkin inccedent. it was were the U.S used torpedo boats as attak weapons. -
Battle trend
The U.S started sending thousands and thousands of troops into vietcong for battle this was a dramatic increase and trend in the war. -
March Against the Vietnam War
first anti-Vietnam War protest rally in Washington, DC. It was co-sponsored by Women's Strike for Peace -
Tet Offensive
one of the largest military campaigns of the Vietnam War, launched by forces of the Viet Cong and North Vietnamese Army against the forces of South Vietnam, the United States, It was a campaign of surprise attacks against military and civilains throughout South Vietnam -
Strategic Air Command
United states command and control of land-based strategic bombers and intercontinental ballistic missiles. SAC also operated aerial refueling, -
Kent State Shootings
Some of the students who were shot had been protesting against the Cambodian Campaign. this had a pretty big response from other univeristes and began a 4 million student strike. -
U.S Draft
The first draft lottery since World War II is held in New York City. Each day of the year is randomly assigned a number from 1-365. Those with birthdays on days that wind up with a low number will likely be drafted. these men were shiped out 14 days later by presedent nixion -
U.S info Leaked
A top secret report, the Pentagon Papers detailed American mistakes in Vietnam since 1945, as well as exposed lies about the Gulf of Tonkin Incident, detailed US involvement in deposing Diem -
Eastern Offensive
The North Vietnamese cross the demilitarized zone (DMZ) at the 17th parallel to attack South Vietnam -
Cease Fire
The Paris Peace Accords are signed that provide a cease-fire. -
the violation
In a loss for the South Vietnamese, the NVA take Phuoc Long city. The attack, a blatant violation of the Paris peace agreement, produces no retaliation from the United States. -
The last Ones
two U.S. Marines are killed in a rocket attack at Saigon's Tan Son Nhut airport. They are the last Americans to die in the Vietnam War.