Vietnam Timeline

Vietnam War Era

Period: Jan 1, 1945 to Dec 31, 1980

Timespan of the Vietnam War

Japanese Surrender

Aug 15, 1945

Abroad-
Japan, Vietnam and France
Social
Japanese surrendered enabling the Vietnamese to free themselves from French Rule.

Vietminh Push

May 7, 1954

Abroad-
Vietnam and France
Vietminh forced the French out of Vietnam during the battle of Dien Bien Phu.

Military Leaders

Nov 2, 1963

Abroad-
Vietnam
Political
Military leaders seized control of the government and in turn assassinated Diem.

Kennedy is Assassinated

Nov 22, 1963

Home-
U.S
Political
Lyndon B. Johnson becomes president after Kennedy is assassinated.

Gulf of Tonkin

Aug 7, 1964

Home-
Political
U.S and Vietnam
Congress backed the President by passing Gulf of Tonkin Resolution.

Nguyen Cao Ky

Jun 6, 1965

Abroad-
Vietnam
Political
Nguyen Cao Ky crushed anti government protests by Vietnamese Buddhists.

Anti war Protest

Oct 21, 1967

Home-
U.S
Social
Over 100,000 protesters gathered around the Lincoln Memorial and about 30,000 of them marched to the pentagon that same night.

Celebrating the Tet

Jan 31, 1968

Abroad-
Vietnam
Social
Vietnamese began celebrating Tet, their New Year holiday.

Election

Nov 5, 1968

Home-
U.S.
Political
Richard Nixon wins the 1968 presidential election.

Vietnamization

Jan 20, 1969

Home-
U.S and Vietnam
Social
U.S troops gradually leave Vietnam.

Bombing Communist

Mar 18, 1969

Abroad-
Cambodia and U.S
Political
United States began bombing Communist bases in Cambodia.

Man on the Moon

Jul 20, 1969

Home-
U.S
Social
Apollo 11 lands on the moon.

Soldiers Leave

Apr 29, 1970

Abroad-
Vietnam and U.S
Social
150,000 soldiers left Vietnam knew war was unbeatable.

Nearing Saigon

Apr 29, 1970

Abroad-
Vietnam and U.S
North Vietnamese neared Saigon, the U.S feared a bloodbath began to evacuate as soon as possible.

Easing Tensions

May 26, 1972

Home-
U.S, China and Russia
Political
Nixon eases tensions with China and signs SALT with Soviet leaders.

Watergate Scandal

Jun 17, 1972

Home-
U.S
Political
Nixon secretly stalked the democrats or his opponents.

Paris Peace Accords

Jan 27, 1973

Abroad-
Vietnam
Political
Struggle between the North and South continued for two years until the Paris Peace Accords were signed and took affect.

Resign before Impeachment

Aug 9, 1974

Home-
U.S
Political
Before Nixon could be impeached he resigned in which enabled Gerald Ford to become next president.

Attacks

Apr 30, 1975

Abroad-
Vietnam and U.S
Social
North Vietnamese launched series of attacks on the South Vietnamese.

President Carter

Nov 2, 1976

Home-
U.S
Political
Jimmy Carter won the 1976 presidential election over Gerald Ford.