United sates marrins

Vietnam war

By jacobblankenship

  • World War II ends

    World War II ends

  • Japan surrenders at the end orf world war 2

    Japan surrenders at the end orf world war 2

  • Korean conflict ends

    Korean conflict ends

  • Communist forces, defeted the French colonial army

    Communist forces, defeted the French colonial army
    After the Vietnamese Communist forces, or Viet Minh, defeated the French colonial army at the Battle of Dien Bien Phu in 1954

  • South Vietnamese monarchy was abolished

    South Vietnamese monarchy was abolished

  • signers of the Geneva accords hoped that elections to unify the two republics could be scheduled

    signers of the Geneva accords hoped that elections to unify the two republics could be scheduled

  • In the United States small movement of opposition to the war was within certain quarters

    In the United States small movement of opposition to the war was within certain quarters

  • 3,500 United States Marines became the first American combat troops to land in South Vietnam

    3,500 United States Marines became the first American combat troops to land in South Vietnam

  • Operation Starlite began as the first major American ground battle of the war

    Operation Starlite began as the first major American ground battle of the war

  • enemy, supposedly on the verge of collapse, mounted the Tet Offensive

    enemy, supposedly on the verge of collapse, mounted the Tet Offensive

  • a suspected Viet Cong officer was summarily executed

    a suspected Viet Cong officer was summarily executed

  • President Lyndon Johnson began his re-election campaign

    President Lyndon Johnson began his re-election campaign