-2pugliesevietnam

By jamesp733

  • Dien Bien Phu

    Vietnamese occupy french fortress
  • Period: to

    Vietnam war

  • Ho Chi Minh trail

    Supply route from North to South vietnam for vietcong forces.

  • Kennedy orders

    Kennedy orders help for south vietnam

  • operation rangeland

    Clear away shrubbery by orders of the president

  • Gulf of Tonkin Attack

    South attacks two north islands

  • Tonkin Resolution

    Whatever actions nescessary to defend southeast asia

  • Rolling thunder

    Bombings fromr Mar 2 1965 - november 2 1968

  • Johnson raises combat troop number

    Johnson raises troops commited in vietnam to over 60,000

  • economic aid

    U,.S. offers aid for peace

  • first battle

    First battle at chu Lai, U.S. wins

  • Operation Junction City

    80 day operation to locate and destroy vietcong bases.

  • Khe sanh attacks

    Vietcong attack marine base killing 12 and wounding 40.

  • Tet Offensive

    Vietcong invade south and make americans lose public support.

  • My lai massacre

    Charlie company kills 200 civilians.

  • Nixon takes office

    Nixon becomes the new president.

  • Operation menu

    Nixon authorizes bombing of vietcong bases in Cambodia, over half a million tons of bombs dropped in 4 years.

  • troops start to leave

    All but 133,000 troops go to U.S.A.

  • Peace talks

    Peace talks between Vietnamese and Americans break down

  • Peace talks resume

    Talks resume in paris.

  • the end

    ceasefire signed

  • Nixon

    Nixon resigns for being a bad person.

  • They didn't have to die

    Last 2 marines die in the vietnam war.