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Vietnam war

By jess96

  • First americian dies in Vietnam war

    First americian dies in Vietnam war
    1959 Major Dale R. Buis and Master Sargeant Chester M. Ovnand become the first Americans to die in the Vietnam War during the guerilla strike at Bienhoa

  • Vietcong Formed

    1960 Vietcong Formed (National Liberation Front for South Vietnam)

  • Vive President Tours Saigon

    1961 Vice President Johnson Tours Saigon

  • Operation Chopper in progress

    Operation Chopper in progress
    1962 Operation Chopper: America's first combat missions against the Vietcong. Operation Ranchhand: Objective to clear vegetation making it difficult for the Vietcong to ambush. US Military then Employs Agent Orange to expose roads and trails used by Vietcong forces

  • Battle of Ap Bac commenced

    1963 Battle of Ap Bac where the Vietcong defeat the South Vietnamese Army

  • Buddhist monks prepare with arms

    1963
    Buddhist monks start setting themselves on fire in public places tp protest
    against the Diem government policy of removing Buddhists from key government
    positions and replacing them with Catholics.

  • General Nguyen Khanh stops fire on Saigon

    1964
    General Nguyen Khanh Seizes Power in Saigon
    3 North Vietnamese PT boats allegedly fire torpedoes at the USS Maddox named the Gulf of Tonkin Incident

  • America starts Raids

    America starts Raids
    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

  • President Johnson meets with South Vietnamese Premier

    1966

    B-52s Bomb North Vietnam
    President Johnson meets with South Vietnamese Premier Nguyen Cao Ky and his military advisors in Honolulu

  • Operation Cedar Falls

    1967
    Operation Cedar Falls
    The Iron Triangle of Vietcong tunnels is discovered American protests against the US policy in Vietnam continue and Martin Luther King and others call for draft evasion

  • The Tet Offensive

    1968

    The Tet Offensive: The Vietcong scores a psychological victory

  • Mass Grave found

    Mass Grave found
    1968
    Battle for Hue: Mass graves found

  • President Nixon extends war

    1970 President Nixon extends Vietnam War to Cambodia

  • Tragedy at Ohio

    Tragedy at Ohio
    1970 Tragedy at Ohio: National Guardsmen open fire on protesting students at Kent State University

  • Pressure on Nixon increases to end the involvement of the US

    1972
    Pressure on Nixon increases to end the involvement of the US in Vietnam and secret peace talks are initiated. US forces apply pressure on North Vietnam by heavy bombing of Hanoi and Haiphong
    Henry Kissinger is optimistic about the peace talks despite Vietnam opposition

  • Vietnam war ends

    1973 A cease-fire agreement is signed in Paris The end of the Draft is publicised All remaining US troops leave Vietnam Henry Kissinger wins the Nobel Peace Prize