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Battle of Dien Bien Phu
Beginning on March 13th, 1954, and ending on May 7th, 1954, the Battle of Dien Bien Phu was the last major battle where France had control of France Indochina. -
Geneva Accords
The Geneva Accords was an agreement that acknolwedged that Vietnam was split into two separate territories. This agreement established the difference between North and South Vietnam. -
Establishment of VIetcong
Vietcong was a political group fighting against the government in South Vietnam. -
Battle of Ap Bac
The Battle of Ap Bac was the first major battle of the Vietnam War, ending on January 2, 1963. -
Gulf of Tonkin Incident
Three North Vietnamese torpedo boats attacked the USS Maddox, resulting in a sea war where one U.S. ship got damaged, three North Vietnamese torpedo boats got damaged, and four North Vietnamese sailors died. -
Gulf of Tonkin Resolution
This resolution was a way for President Johnson to deploy troops to South Vietnam since it gave him the authorization to aid members of the Southeast Asia Collective Defense Treaty in any way he thought best. -
Camp Holloway Attack
In the early morning of February 7th, 1965, about 300 Viet Cong soldiers attacked the U.S. base at Camp Holloway. -
Vietnam Buddhist lights himself on fire
As mentioned by Professor Bass, in the month of June of 1966, Buddhists began lighting themselves on fire as a form of self-sacrifice and a way to demand that the Vietnamese government, lead by Head of State General Nguyen van Thieu, resign. In the picture is Buddhist monk Quang Duc. -
Tet Offensive
The Tet Offensive was a series of surprise attacks by the Vietcong (rebel forces sponsored by North Vietnam) and North Vietnamese forces, on scores of cities, towns, and hamlets throughout South Vietnam. It is considered a turning point in the Vietnam war. -
My Lai Massacre
A company of American soldiers brutally killed most of the people—women, children and old men—in the village of My Lai on March 16, 1968. More than 500 people were slaughtered in the My Lai massacre, including young girls and women who were raped and mutilated before being killed.
