Vietnam War

Viet Minh gain power of North Vietnam

Sep 2, 1945

http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article35704.htm Ho Chi Minh declares Independence of Vietnam from French Rule

French IndoChina War begns

Nov 23, 1946

http://www.historychannel.com.au/classroom/day-in-history/354/ho-chi-minh-fights-french Vietnam fights for Independance from French Rule

Battle of Dien Bien Phu

May 7, 1954

http://www.historylearningsite.co.uk/vietnam-war/dien-bien-phu/ The French were defeated and no longer had control in Indochina.

The Geneva Accords

May 8, 1954

http://usforeignpolicy.about.com/od/alliesenemies/a/The-Geneva-Accords-1954.htm Vietnam is split into North and South

Ngo Dinh Diem Becomes President of South Vietnam

Oct 19, 1955

http://www.britannica.com/biography/Ngo-Dinh-Diem Diem was supported by the US Government. US agrees to train his soldiers.

Vietminh began using guerrilla warfare

Feb 17, 1957

http://vietnamawbb.weebly.com/guerrilla-warfare-and-war-of-attrition.html North Vietnamese soldiers started using guerrilla warfare in the south.

National Liberation Front (NLF) is created in South - Vietcong

Dec 20, 1960

http://www.britannica.com/topic/National-Liberation-Front-political-organization-Vietnam

Gulf of Tonkin Incident

Aug 2, 1964

http://militaryhistory.about.com/od/vietnamwar/p/gulfoftonkin.htm North Vietnamese torpedo boats attack the USS Maddox.

Operation Rolling Thunder

Mar 2, 1965

http://www.history.com/topics/vietnam-war/operation-rolling-thunder US begins a bombing campaign to put pressure on North Vietnam to leave South Vietnam

Tet Offensive

Jan 31, 1968

http://www.u-s-history.com/pages/h1862.html Massive attack by North Vietnam. Caused US to send 200,000 more troops and activate reserve units

US Bombin of Cambodia

Mar 17, 1969

https://sites.google.com/site/thesecretbombingofcambodia/introduction President Nixon and Henry Kissinger made secret plans to bomb Cambodia in and effort to destroy North Vietnamese bases located there.

Ho Chi Minh dies

Sep 2, 1969

http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/ho-chi-minh-dies Ho Chi Minh dies of heart attack.

Kent State Incident

May 14, 1970

http://www.history.com/topics/vietnam-war/kent-state/videos The US bombing of Cambodia and request for more troops sparked many protests in the US. The Kent State Incident was one of the most famous. Four students were killed when National Guardsmen opened fire on protestors.

Mining of Haiphong Harbot

May 9, 1972

http://charliecompany.org/2012/09/27/mining-of-haiphong-harbor/ President Nixon elevates attacks in North Vietnam in an attempt to achieve peace.

Ceasefire signed in Paris

Jan 28, 1973

http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/cease-fire-goes-into-effect Last US troops leave Vietnam and POW's are released.