vietnamthurby

By ethurby

  • Creation of the Ho Chi Minh trial

    Trail from North Vietnam to Vietcong forces in South Vietnam for supplys

  • US becomes actively involved

    Americans start moving to Vietnam to help with airforce

  • Operation Rangeland

    US takes an NFL stronghold near Saigon.(First US mission)

  • Dien Bien Phu

    Vietnamese victory to French at Dien Bien Phu

  • Gulf of Tonkin Attack

    US trys to help a SV attack on NV and bombs a oil facility.(Gulf of Tonkin)

  • Gulf of Tonkin Resolutions

    Gave president power to do what ever he wanted to defend southeast Asia

  • Rolling Thunder Begins

    Stoped NV tfrom supporting Vietcong guerrillas in the South

  • US offers peace for the economic aid proposal

    The offer was turned down. This made US more involved in war.

  • First Major Battle for US units

    Operation Starlite (victory)

  • President Johnson sends 60,000 troops to Vietnam

    American forces in Vietnam reach 385,000

  • Operation Junction City

    Americans over took stores wepons ... no real effect

  • Khe Sanh attacked by Vietcong

    Lasted 2 days killed 18 marines

  • Ted Offensive Begins

    Vietnams most important holiday. 5 Attacks

  • My Lai Massacre

    US kills about two hundred civilians

  • Rolling Thunder ends

    US lost.

  • Nixon Takes office

    He said he will"Get Peace With Honor"

  • Operation Menu

    Bombing of North Vietnamese and Vietcong bases in Cambodia

  • Spraying of Agent Orange ends

    Stoped killing the land in Vietnam

  • All but 133000 US troops have come home.

    Letting SV fight their war.

  • Peace talks break down

    Paris talks of peace fall through

  • Peace Talks resume

    After a hard battle peace talks resume

  • Cease fire signed

    All parties in Vietnam

  • Nixon Resigns

    Left Vietnam alone

  • Last casualties for the US and Final Evacuation

    Final Evacuation!!