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First Indochina War between the French Union's French Far East
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In 1955 the US began sending aid to assist in the battle. By 1965, the US had troops fighting. The actual actual dates for this event varies.
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The Ho Chi Minh trail was a path that ran from the Democratic Republic of Vietnam to the Republic of Vietnam through the near by countries of Laos and Cambodia. The trail was used to transport supplies and troops. Specific dates unknown
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The purpose of this was to clear areas of vegitation and make it difficult for the enmy to hide. Dates unknown.
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The US wanted to ensure that Vietnam could be as sucessful as possible, and at the time was much different that today.
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Apperantly, North Vietnamese torpedo boats attacked the USS Maddox in the Gulf of Tonkin, two assults occured on August 2 and 4 of 1964. It was the basis for the Tonkin Gulf Resolution, which was the main reason why the US jumped into the war.
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As a result to the attacks, the United Stated Congress passed a joint resolution to ease pressures
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This was an aerial strike that involved the US 2nd Air division. These strikes ended November 2nd 1968.
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The battle of Drang was the first major battle for American Soldiers. Thisis when we really started to contribute.
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This was the largest airborn operation since WWII's Operation Market Garden.
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This was one of the bloodiest battles of Vietnam. It all started after a huge artillery atack was carried out by PAVN.
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This was a military campaign that used a series of suprise attacks.
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Nearly 500 innocent South Vietnam citizens were murdered. Mnay were raped and the deaths included women and children.
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Nixon beat Hubert H. Humphrey for the presidency. This began in the middle of the war.
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Operation Menu was code name for Strategic Air Commands. This bombing campaing would be conducted in eastern Cambodia and Laos
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In 1969, Johnson began drafting young men to fight in Vietnam, many og which were black men and lower class Americans
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These were secret talks that did not result in peace until 1972.
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all of the troops return home except for 133,000. Actual returning dates are unknown.
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The private talks continue as the battle rages on.
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All warring parties in the Vietnam War sign a cease fire.
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The US is finally out of Vietnam after the Paris Peace Accords. This was one of the longest and most unpopular wars in US history.
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After Watergate, Nixon resigns and Ford takes over as the new president
