Vietnam

Viet Minh Founded.

May 19, 1941

The Viet Minh—the League for the Independence of Vietnam—is founded.

Roosevelt dies

Apr 12, 1945

President Franklin D. Roosevelt dies of a cerebral hemorrhage in Warm Springs, Georgia. With the death of President Roosevelt, Vice President Harry S. Truman becomes the 33rd President of the United States.

Weapons from China

Jan 11, 1950

The Viet Minh receive military advisors and weapons from China

Freinds with France.

Jul 11, 1950

The United States pledges $15 million worth of military aid to France to help them fight in Vietnam.

VeitCong

Dec 1, 1960

Vietcong Formed (National Liberation Front for South Vietnam)

Operation Rolling Thunder

Mar 2, 1965

A sustained U.S. aerial bombing campaign of North Vietnam begins (Operation Rolling Thunder).

Sending troops.

Mar 11, 1965

Over 200,000 US troops are sent to Vietnam
February: Bombing raids on North Vietnam commence referred to as 'Operation Rolling Thunder'. The air raids continue for three years.
Students at American Universities start to strongly protest against the US policy in Vietnam

Massacre in Mai Lai.

Mar 16, 1968

U.S. soldiers kill hundreds of Vietnamese civilians in the town of Mai Lai.

Operation Breakfast

Mar 18, 1969

Operation Breakfast: Nixon authorises the covert bombing of Cambodia in an attempt to destroy supply routes. The death of Ho Chi Minh

Nationwide Protests.

Apr 30, 1970

President Nixon announces that U.S. troops will attack enemy locations in Cambodia. This news sparks nationwide protests, especially on college campuses

Cease-Fire Agreement

Jan 28, 1973

A cease-fire agreement is signed in Paris
The end of the Draft is publicised
All remaining US troops leave Vietnam