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Vietnam War & Cold War Timeline
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Truman Doctrine
After the end of WWII, the United States wanted to create a policy of containment that would prevent the rise of Soviet power and the influence of global communism. President Truman invoked the Truman Doctrine that would harbor the means of containment. -
The Berlin Blockade
With the capital of Berlin, Germany being separated by the United States and the Soviet Union, Joseph Stalin created the Berlin Blockade to isolate East Germany to keep them under Soviet influence. -
The Korean War
With the strong influences of democracy and communism, Korea became divided after it gained its independence during WWII. As a result, North Korea became a communist regime supported by China and the Soviet Union while South Korea became a democratic regime supported by the United States. North and South Korea entered war with their supported nations and is still today, withhold by their armistice. -
First Indochina War (Highlight)
After WWII, Vietnam wanted to gain independence from France and went into a colonial war with them on 1946. The United States decided to help France in the risk of not wanting Vietnam to fall into communist influence once it gains its independence. -
Arms Race - ICBM technology
Apart of the Cold War between the United States and the USSR was the Arms Race, defining which nation had the military and technological upper-hand. The increase development of weapons made both nations paranoid of nuclear war, yet they continued to develop weapons that surpassed its power for destruction. The ICBM was a technological program that can launch missiles to designated targets, such as enemy nations. -
The U-2 Incident
Wary of the technological advancement made in the Soviet Union, Eisenhower ordered the U-2 plane to spy on the Soviet Union via airborne. However, the U-2 was discovered and was shut down by the Soviet Union, where Eisenhower lied about the order of spying on them. As of consequence, it decreased diplomatic relationship between the United States and the Soviet Union. -
JFK Assassination
In 1963, President JFK was shot in Dallas, Texas. With his New Frontiers program such as increasing and economic and military aid, his legacy was continued by his vice-president: Lyndon Johnson. As such, he would increase military aid by sending more troops to Vietnam. -
Gulf of Tonkin Incident (Highlight)
With Vietnam independent and divided by Communist North and Allied Souths, the Gulf of Tonkin Incident took place when the leader of North Vietnam - Ho Chin Minh - ordered his Viet Cong fighters to raid the Southern Vietnam government. The United States took this chance to enter war by resisting them. -
Tet Offensive (highlight)
After President Johnson declared war on Vietnam following the Gulf of Tonkin Incident, the U.S. involvement of war became controversial due to the methods being taken to win the war, such as the immoral abuse of using bombs and raiding innocent people in Vietnam. The Tet Offensive was an attack launched by the Viet Cong that ensured a moral victory against the United States during the war. -
American Astronauts on the Moon
Within the Cold War, the Space Race was also enveloped between the United States and the Soviet Union to promote technological advancement for space exploration. The rivalry in this race not only determined who was more advance, but how those successes would define the superiority of their political differences. In doing so, the United States took a lead by being the first nation to send men to land in the moon. -
Vietnam War Ends (highlight)
Due to the lost of reasons for going into war, North Vietnam signed a peace treaty despite the United States losing South Vietnam into communist takeover. In spite of, the United States lost motives for war in Vietnam and had other focuses such as the Arms and Space Races of the Cold War partition against the Soviet Union. President Nixon declared an end to the Vietnam War.
