Memory

The Vietnam War

By katyhaha
  • France Makes Vietnam a Colony

    France Makes Vietnam a Colony

    France invades Vietnam and makes it a colony, 1858-1884.
  • The Indochinese Communist Party founded

    The Indochinese Communist Party founded

    Ho Chi Minh founds the Indochinese Communist Party.
  • Japan Invades Vietnam

    Japan Invades Vietnam

    Japan invades and takes over Vietnam.
  • The Viet Minh Established

    The Viet Minh Established

    Ho Chi Minh establishes The League for the Independence of Vietnam, the Viet Minh.
  • Democratic Republic of Vietnam Established

    Democratic Republic of Vietnam Established

    Ho Chi Mihn Declares an Independent Vietnam, or the Democratic Republic of Vietnam.
  • The Viet Mihn Recieve Help from China

    The Viet Mihn Recieve Help from China

    China sends Troops and supplies to Vietnam
  • The U.S. Helps France

    The U.S. Helps France

    The U.S. sends France $15million dollars worth of troops and supplies
  • France is Defeated at Dien Bien Phu

    France is Defeated at Dien Bien Phu

    The French suffer a decisive defeat at the Battle of Dien Bien Phu.
  • France Retreats

    France Retreats

    The Geneva Accords creates a cease-fire for the peaceful withdrawal of the French from Vietnam and provides a temporary boundary between North and South Vietnam at the 17th parallel.
  • South Vietnam Becomes the Republic of Vietnam

    South Vietnam Becomes the Republic of Vietnam

    South Vietnam declares itself the Republic of Vietnam, with newly elected Ngo Dinh Diem as president.
  • The Viet Cong are Established

    The Viet Cong are Established

    The National Liberation Front (NLF), also called the Viet Cong, is established in South Vietnam.
  • The President of South Vietnam is Killed

    The President of South Vietnam is Killed

    South Vietnamese President Ngo Dinh Diem is executed during a coup.
  • JFK is Assasinated

    JFK is Assasinated

  • North Vietnam attacks U.S. Ships

    North Vietnam attacks U.S. Ships

  • Congress Passes the Gulf of Tonkein Resolution

    Congress Passes the Gulf of Tonkein Resolution

  • Lyndon Johnson Inaugurated

    Lyndon Johnson Inaugurated

  • Opperation Rolling Thunder Begins

    Opperation Rolling Thunder Begins

  • The First Combat Troops Arrive in Vietnam

    The First Combat Troops Arrive in Vietnam

  • Masacure in Mai Lai

    Masacure in Mai Lai

  • Johnson Refuses to be Nominated

    Johnson Refuses to be Nominated

  • Troop Count Reaches 540,000 in Vietnam

    Troop Count Reaches 540,000 in Vietnam

    U.S. troops in Vietnam reaches 540,000.
  • Nixion Inagurated

    Nixion Inagurated

  • Nixion Orders 1st Withdraw

    Nixion Orders 1st Withdraw

  • Ho Chi Mihn Dies

    Ho Chi Mihn Dies

  • Nixion Inagurated Again

    Nixion Inagurated Again

  • Cease- Fire

    Cease- Fire

  • The Last of the U.S. Troops are sent Home from Vietnam

    The Last of the U.S. Troops are sent Home from Vietnam

    The last U.S. troops are withdrawn from Vietnam.
  • Nixion Resigns

    Nixion Resigns

  • South Vietnam Surrenders

    South Vietnam Surrenders

  • Vietnam War Memorial is Dedicated

    Vietnam War Memorial is Dedicated

    The Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Washington D.C. is dedicated