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Japan invades
japanese empire invades vietnam. This is relevent because it shows the vietamese people being subjegated for an extended period of time. -
French fight vietnamese
The french are the next outside force to occupy the vietnam. -
French Defeat in vietnam
this defeat foreshadow's the US's involvement in the Nam -
Geneva Intervenes
Geneva splits nam on the 17th parallel. Fighting Between the NVA and SVA causes Geneva Swizerland to divide the nation along the 17th paralell. -
Major US ops begin in nam
A string of escalation between US and NV causes the US to begin bringing in troops other than for advisment purposes. -
Gulf of tonkin resolution
Senate and house authorize president to take all measures to repel an armed attack. After the miscommunication from the US navy in tonkin the US call for War. -
Teach-ins begin
Groups of american insurgents begin meeting at colleges and universities. The major university insurrections begin in opposition to the War. -
Bloody stalemate
180,000- american soldiers are in Vietnam. The increase of US soldiers does not decrease the amount of resistence. -
Tet Offensive
Viet cong launched a simultanious surpise attack on all major american bases the attack was repelled but it is considered one of the largest surprise attack in history. US military command had failed to recognize espianoge operations and allowed over 80,000 enemy soldiers to sneak behind our lines. -
South Vietnam falls
the north vietnamese communists slaughter southerners. The US watch as one of the last allies the US have in southeast asia falls.