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Dien Bien Phu
Location:Vietnam
France lost against Indochina and is why they had to meet at Geneva to discuss it's future -
Ho Chi Minh trail
Location: Between North Vietnam and Vietcong
Group 559 create a supply route with offshoots into Vietnam all along the way -
Operation Rangeland
Location: all around Vietnam
Soldiers destroyed vegetation so Guerilla warefare was more difficult and thier food supply was damaged -
U.S becomes actively involved
Location: Near Saigon
1000 soldiers gain a strong hold against the Vietcong -
Gulf of Tonkin Attack
Location: Gulf of Tonkin
A Naval battle occured and the US bombed 2 ships and 2 planes went down -
Gulf of Tonkin Resolution
Location: Washington D.C.
Congress agrees to give the President power to do what he sees fit of what to do about defending Vietnam -
Rolling Thunder Begins
lasts till November 1 attack North Vietnam with missles so they stop supporting the Vietcong -
US offers peace for economic aid proposal/60000 troops to Vietnam
The offer is rejected and Johnson puts more troops into Vietnam -
Operation Junction City
Location:Tay Ninh Province
Destroy Vietcong bases lasts 72 days -
Khe Sanh is attacked by Vietcong
Location: Khe Sanh
A US military base is attacked by the Vietcong killing 18 -
Tet Offensive
The Vietcongs do a major invasion, losing 37000 men they took a major blow but they also delt one to the US politically -
My Lai Massacre
The U.S. Charlie Company kill 200 civilians -
NIxon takes office
Nixon takes office promising "peace with honor" and withdraws troops -
Operation Menu
Nixon authorizes droping bombs on Vietcongs in Cambodia -
All but 133000 Troops come home
The war is basically given to South Vietnam with 1000000 troops -
Peace talks break down
Peace talks between America and North Vietnam break down -
Cease fire signed
All warring parties in Vietnam sign a cease fire -
Nixon Resigns
Nixon resigns. South Vietnam loses support -
Last Casualties for the US and the final evacuation
2 Marines are killed and the last troops take off leaveing north Vietnam to come in with tanks and end the war