Vietnam war

Vietnam War

By MoniqueAnicete

  • Ho Chi Minh

    Ho Chi Minh
    Ho Chi Minh establishes the Viet Minh (League for the Independence of Vietnam).

  • Democratic Republic of Vietnam

    Democratic Republic of Vietnam
    Ho Chi Minh declares an independent Vietnam, called the Democratic Republic of Vietnam.

  • The Geneva Accords

    The Geneva Accords
    "The Geneva Accords creates a cease-fire for the peaceful withdrawal of the French from Vietnam and provides a temporary boundary between North and South Vietnam at the 17th parallel." Boundary between North and South Vietnam.

  • South Vietnam

    South Vietnam
    "South Vietnam declares itself the Republic of Vietnam, with newly elected Ngo Dinh Diem as president."

  • VietCong

    VietCong
    " The National Liberation Front (NLF), also called the Viet Cong, is established in South Vietnam." Formation of the Vietcong.

  • Execution of President Ngo Dnih Diem.

    Execution of President Ngo Dnih Diem.
    "South Vietnamese President Ngo Dinh Diem is executed during a coup." Execution of President Ngo Dnih.

  • Gulf of Tokin Incident

    Gulf of Tokin Incident
    "North Vietnamese attack two U.S. destroyers sitting in international waters (the Gulf of Tonkin Incident)."

  • Gulf of Tokin Incident

    "North Vietnamese attack two U.S. destroyers sitting in international waters (the Gulf of Tonkin Incident)."

  • Gulf of Tokin Resolution

    "n response to the Gulf of Tonkin Incident, the U.S. Congress passes the Gulf of Tonkin Resolution."

  • Operation Rolling Thunder

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

  • U.S troops arrival.

    "The first U.S. combat troops arrive in Vietnam."

  • Tet Offensive

    Tet Offensive
    "The North Vietnamese join forces with the Viet Cong to launch the Tet Offensive, attacking approximately one hundred South Vietnamese cities and towns."

  • Mai Lai Massacre

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

  • U.S troop withdrawals from Vietnam

    U.S troop withdrawals from Vietnam
    President Nixon orders the first of many U.S. troop withdrawals from Vietnam.

  • RIP Ho Chi Minh

    Communist revolutionary leader Ho Chi Minh dies at age 79.

  • Media's Respone to the Mai Lai Massacre

    Media's Respone to the Mai Lai Massacre
    The American public learns of the Mai Lai massacre.

  • Last U.S troop withdrawwal from vietnam

    The last U.S. troops are withdrawn from Vietnam.