2WethingtonVietnam

By nate2196

  • Dien Bien Phu

    Vietnamese forces take over French command post at Dien Bien Phu
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    Ho Chi Minh Trails

    Supply route for North Vietnamese along Cambodian/Vietnamese border.

  • United States becomes actively involved

    President John F. Kennedy orders more help for the South Vietnamese government. Helicopters and troops arrive in South Vietnam.

  • Operation Rangeland

    Vegetation cleared along highways, making ambushs harder for North Vietnamese troops.

  • Gulf of Tonkin Attack

    Attack on the U.S.S. Maddox and South Vietnamese led by the N.V.A..

  • Gulf of Tonkin Resolution

    U.S. Congress gave President Johnson unlimited power in Vietnam to accomplish the defense of Southeast Asis.

  • Rolling Thunder Begins

    Series of bombings in the hope of cutting of contacft between the N.V.A. and the Vietcong.

  • Peace Offering

    U.S. offers economic aid to North Vietnam in exchange for peace. They decline.

  • Tropp numbers

    President Johnson commits over 60,000 troops to Vietnam

  • First Major Battle

    Attack on U.S. Marine base at Chu Lai. American victory.

  • Operation Junction City

    Goal was to destroy Vietcong military bases and headquarters.

  • Khe Sanh Attacked

    Marin military base in Khe Sanh is assualted by the Vietcong.

  • Tet Offensive begins

    Vietcong attacks South Vietnam. Failure of Vietcong. 2500 U.S. troops dead. 37,000 Vietcong dead.

  • My Lai Massacre

    U.S. troops massacre the people of My Lai. Cause the U.S. to question its involvement in the war.

  • Nixon takes Office

    Richard Nixon is sworn in as the 37th President.

  • Operation Menu

    Permits bombings of N.V.A. and Vietcong bases only in Cambodia.

  • Returning Troops

    All but 133,000 U.S. troops have returned home. Ground war is fought mostly by the South Vietnamese.

  • Peace talks break down

    Fighting between the N.V.A. and S.V.A. continue, breakdown in the talk of peace.

  • Peace talks resume

    A bombing campaign against North Vietnam starts peace talks again.

  • Cease Fire

    All parties involved in war sign a cease fire.

  • Nixon Resigns

    Due to the Watergate scandal, Nixon loses support in Congress. He resigns.

  • Last Casualties for the U.S. and final evacuation

    Two U.S. marines killed in rocket attack. Last Marines lift off and return home. Hours later, the war ends.