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The Geneva Accords Conference
A two-month process ending on 20 July 1954. Trying to regain their power in Vietnam, the conference had the French troops withdraw from Vietnam. It also caused Vietnam to divide through the 17th parallel, becoming North and South Vietnam. This separation caused tension between these groups and their beliefs. Vietnam War begins. https://www.facebook.com/thoughtcodotcom. “What Were the Geneva Accords of 1954?” ThoughtCo,2013, www.thoughtco.com/the-geneva-accords-1954-3310118. Accessed 2 May 2023. -
Assassination of Ngo Dinh Diem
When the US pulled its troops from Southern Vietnam, President Ngo Dinh Diem gets arrested and killed. This man was known to alienate his people and was very disliked. The effect of this act caused the US to be substantially more involved with Southern Vietnam and their government as well as trying to beat back the Communists threat that was arising. “Vietnam War | Timeline | Britannica.” Encyclopædia Britannica, 2023, www.britannica.com/summary/Vietnam-War-Timeline. Accessed 2 May 2023. -
Operation Starlite
Operation Starlite, also known as the Battle of Van Tuong, was seen to be the first major offensive battle by the US Military. The battle was close to a week long. It was seen as a major success for the US, it also showed the US how difficult fighting the communists would be but not impossible. Russell, Matthew. “Operation Starlite 1965: The Beginning of the Vietnam War.” The Veterans Site News, 18 July 2018, blog.theveteranssite.greatergood.com/operation-starlite/. Accessed 2 May 2023. -
Protests Against the Vietnam War
Protests of the war started close to 4 years prior. The strength of some of these events started to become violent. By 1969 the Vietnam War Moratorium Demonstration came and millions of people came to protest the war. The protests were successful as the US started to pull out of Vietnam, in the later years. “Vietnam War | Timeline | Britannica.” Encyclopædia Britannica, 2023, www.britannica.com/summary/Vietnam-War-Timeline. Accessed 2 May 2023. -
The Fall of Saigon
The North Vietnamese army started taking over the Southern Capital. The US started a mass evacuation, saving thousands of Americans and Southern Vietnamese. This was close to the last major battle before the end of the war. Woollacott, Martin. “Forty Years on from the Fall of Saigon: Witnessing the End of the Vietnam War.” The Guardian, The Guardian, 21 Apr. 2015, www.theguardian.com/news/2015/apr/21/40-years-on-from-fall-of-saigon-witnessing-end-of-vietnam-war. Accessed 2 May 2023.