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Dien Bien Phu
A French outpost where Vietminh overran -
Ho Chi Minh Trail
Ho Chi Minh began supplying arms to the Vietcong via a network of paths along the boarder of Vietnam, Laos, and Cambodia -
United States Becomes Actively Involved in Vietnam
America enters the war looking to help South Vietnam against the war on North Vietnam. -
Operation Rangeland
The purpose was to clear the trees from the side of roads to help US troops not get caught off gaurd when traveling -
Gulf of Tonkin Attack
South Vietnamese commandos attack two small North Vietnamese islands in the Gulf of Tonkin. It turned out that the South Vietnamese didn't even get fired apon. -
Gulf of Tonkin Resolution
Granted Johnson broad military powers in Vietnam -
Rolling Thunder Begins
Rolling thunder was an attack scheme to bomb the North Vienamese. The US would start slowly and graudally let more bomb off over time. At first the main targets were highwaym, railroads, and bridges. -
US Offers Peace For Economic Aid Proposal
The United States offered economic aid for peace in the war against the North Vietnamese. North Vietnam rejected the offer so the US sent in more troops. -
First Major Battle of Vietnam War for American Units
The US launched Operation Starlite which the US attacked with their first battle. The Us won the battle with only 45 deaths while the NVA lost 700 people.This happen at the marine base at Chu Lai. -
President Johnson Commits over 60,000 Troops to Vietnam
By this point in the war, the US is fully involved. Their only successfull way out now is by winning the war all-together -
American Forces Total 385,000
The US hopes and waits for South Vietnam to become democratic -
Operation Junction City
The US spent a little over two months in War Zone C, just north of Saigon. Their mission was to go to the Vietcong headquarters and take out it's base. -
Khe Sanh Attacked by Vietcong
The attack by the Vietcong on the US only lasted for two days. A US base stationed in Khe Sanh saw nearly 20 deaths and left 40 seriously wounded. -
Tet Offensive Begins
Vietcong attack the US an southern Vietnamese troops in South Vietnam. The Vietcong lost 37,000 men in the battle and the US lost 2,500 which lost the publics support. -
My Lai Massacre
US troops invaded the small village of My Lai, killing around 200 civillians. -
Rolling Thunder Ends
The US had lost an estimated 900 aircrafts. Nearly 1,000 piolets were either dead, gone missing or captured. Rolling thunder killed 182,000 North Vietnamese civilians and 20,000 chinese support personal. -
Nixon Takes Office
Told the US he would end the war with peace and honor.
Republican
Born Jan 9, 1913
Died April 22, 1994 -
Operation Menu
Giving orders that he was not permitted by the government to give; Nixon starts bombing North Vietnamese and Vietcong bases in Cambodia -
Sparying of Agent Orange Ends
The US stops spraying Agent Orange in Vietnam after dumbing more than 11 million gallons of the chemical. One-seventh of the land in Vietnam was wasted. -
All But 133,000 US Troops Have Come Home
The US is steadly pulling out of the war, yet still assisting South Vietnam with aid -
Peace Talks Break Down
North Vietnam and the US make efforts in forming a peace treaty however, both countries are starting to rather disagree. -
Peace Talks Resume
This time, both countries are intrested in putting an end to the war for good. -
U.S. Ceases- Fire
The U.S. signs a cease- fire with North Vietnam and Vietcong, ending American involvement in the Vietnam War -
Nixon Resigns
Gerald R. Ford becomes the next president -
Last Casualties for the US and Final Evacuation
This is teh end of the Vietnam War as the last two US marines died. The War lasted 15 years and North Vietnam took over South Vietnam after the US left Vietnam.