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Vietminh Defeat the French at Dien Bien Phu
The battle of Dien Bien Phu took place from March 13th, 1954 to May 7th, 1954 where the French forces lose to the Vietminh forces. -
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Vietnam War Timeline
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Geneva Accords
The Geneva Accords (AKA Geneva Agreements) took place from May 8th, 1954 to July 21st, 1954. This ended of the Indochina war with the French and the Vietminh forces. -
Introduction of the B-52 Bomber and Saturation Bombing
Saturation Bombing (AKA Carpet Bombing) is a massive bombing from the air to deal the most damage to a selected target. -
Buddhists Protests of Diem
Took place from May to November of 1963. Ended when the President Ngo Dinh Diem was arrested and assassinated. -
Diem Overthrown and assassinated
Diem was overthrown, arrested and then assassinated on November 2nd, 1963. -
President JFK is Assassinated and Johnson Takes Office
President JFK was assassinated on November 22, 1963 in Dallas Texas. Vice president Johnson took office that same day while still in Texas. -
Gulf of Tonkin Incident
North Vietnamese torpedo patrol boats attacked the USS Maddox in the international waters of the Gulf of Tonkin on August 2, 1964. -
Gulf of Tonkin Resolution
The Gulf of Tonkin Resolution (AKA Southeast Asia Resolution) gave LBJ authorization to use conventional forces without having to declare war on Vietnam. -
First Teach In
The first teach in was held at the University of Michigan. 200 faculty members took part in this. The first sit in lasted 12 hours. -
Tet Offensive
The Tet Offensive started on January 30, 1968. 70,000 North Vietnamese and Viet Cong Forces started the Tet Offensive. The Tet Offensive was the North Vietnamese and Viet Cong forces fierce and brutal attacks on more than 100 cities and towns in South Vietnam. -
My Lai
The My Lai Massacre occured on March 16, 1968 and was the North Vietnamese mass killing of 347 to 504 unarmed civilians. -
Re-Election of President Johnson
President Johnson did not run for a second term because he didn't think that he would live though his second term, but everyone always debated this statement because a lot of people thought that he stepped down because of Vietnam. -
President Johnson Decides Not To Run For Re-elections
President LBJ announced that he would not run for a second term on March 31, 1968. He stated that he did not want to run because he was getting to old, but most Americans believed that it was because of the Vietnam War. -
Richard Nixon Elected President
Former Vice President Richard Nixon was elected president on November 5, 1968. -
Woodstock Festival
The Woodstock Festival attracted over 400,000 people. Woodstock was only scheduled for 3 days on a farm but ran for 4 days. -
Policy of Vietnamization
Richard Nixon's plan to get the US out of the war by training South Vietnamese soldiers to fight while slowly withdrawing US troops from Vietnam. -
First Draft Lottery
The first draft lottery for Vietnam occurred on December 1, 1969. Only men born from 1944 to 1950 could be drafted. -
Invasion of Cambodia
President Richard Nixon announced that the US and the South Vietnamese forces would be invading Cambodia under the pretext of disrupting the North Vietnamese supply lines. -
Kent State Killings
Members of the Ohio National Guard fired into a crowd of Kent State University demonstrators that killed 4 people and wounded 9 more. -
Peace Agreement Signed in Vietnam/American Withdrawal
The agreement ended the war and restored peace in Vietnam. -
Cambodia Falls to Communism
Pol Pot led communist forces into the capital city of Phnom Penh on April 17, 1975, which began the 4 year regime of Cambodia. -
Saigon Falls
North Vietnamese forces steamrolled Saigon on April 30, 1975. This marked the end of the Vietnam war. -
Vietnam Veterans Memorial Dedicated
Thousands of Vietnam War veterans marched to the site of the Vietnam War Memorial after the dedication of the memorial.
