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The Viet Mihn attacks the French at Dien Bein Phu. The Vietnamese were victorius. The Geneva Agreements were signed to end the First Indochina War by France and North Vietnam. Vietnam is divided along the 17th parallel until the elections in 1956. Timeline: US-vietnam relations. (2010). Contemporary Southeast Asia, 32(3), 350-353. Retrieved from http://login.ezproxy1.lib.asu.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/845551619?accountid=4485 Image from Bing Images
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People were allowed to move freely across the 17th parallel, beginning when the Geneva Agreements were signed to May of 1955. This allowed for the US and South Vietnam to help move citizens from North to South Vietnam. Timeline: US-vietnam relations. (2010). Contemporary Southeast Asia, 32(3), 350-353. Retrieved from http://login.ezproxy1.lib.asu.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/845551619?accountid=4485 Image from Bing Images
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The United States helped build up the Republic of Vietnam (RVN). Ngo Dinh Diem was the president at the time. This showed the United State's support of South Vietnam. Timeline: US-vietnam relations. (2010). Contemporary Southeast Asia, 32(3), 350-353. Retrieved from http://login.ezproxy1.lib.asu.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/845551619?accountid=4485 Image from Bing Images
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Reunification elections are not held. This means that North and South Vietnam are not united under the same President, keeping them separated. Timeline: US-vietnam relations. (2010). Contemporary Southeast Asia, 32(3), 350-353. Retrieved from http://login.ezproxy1.lib.asu.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/845551619?accountid=4485 Image from Bing Images
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President Diem of RVN is assassinated. Because of this, thousands of US military advisors went to South Vietnam. Timeline: US-vietnam relations. (2010). Contemporary Southeast Asia, 32(3), 350-353. Retrieved from http://login.ezproxy1.lib.asu.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/845551619?accountid=4485 Image from Bing Images
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There was a conflict that involved the Democratic Republic of Vietnam (DRV) and the United States. Because of the incident, the US Congress passed the Tonkin Gulf Resolution. This allowed for President Johnson to use military force in Vietnam. Timeline: US-vietnam relations. (2010). Contemporary Southeast Asia, 32(3), 350-353. Retrieved from http://login.ezproxy1.lib.asu.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/845551619?accountid=4485 Image from Bing Images
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"The first major US ground combat forces arrived in South Vietnam in March" (Timeline: US-vietnam relations, 2010). Timeline: US-vietnam relations. (2010). Contemporary Southeast Asia, 32(3), 350-353. Retrieved from http://login.ezproxy1.lib.asu.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/845551619?accountid=4485 Image from Bing Images
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North Vietnam attacks South Vietnam in South Vietnam. The US takes back most land that is lost to North Vietnam, making South Vietnam victorious. Image from Bing Images
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"Peace negotiations between senior US and Vietnamese officials took place intermittently in Paris and elsewhere" (Timeline: US-vietnam relations, 2010). Timeline: US-vietnam relations. (2010). Contemporary Southeast Asia, 32(3), 350-353. Retrieved from http://login.ezproxy1.lib.asu.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/845551619?accountid=4485
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Richard Nixon becomes the President of the United States. Image from Bing Images
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North Vietnam, South Vietnam, the United States and the Provisional Revolutionary Government in South Vietnam signed an agreement to end the war and bring peace to Vietnam. This is significant because it marks the end of the war. Timeline: US-vietnam relations. (2010). Contemporary Southeast Asia, 32(3), 350-353. Retrieved from http://login.ezproxy1.lib.asu.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/845551619?accountid=4485 Image from Bing Images
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After President Nixon resigns, the US stops helping South Vietnam, incluidng US military personnel and financial assistance. This signifies that the US done in the war, which is what most of the American people wanted. Image from Bing Images
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The Democratic Republic of Vietnam/ Provisional Revolutionary Government take over the Republic of Vietnam. Following this, the United States officially cuts all ties with Vietnam. This symbolizes the end of the Second Indochina War. Timeline: US-vietnam relations. (2010). Contemporary Southeast Asia, 32(3), 350-353. Retrieved from http://login.ezproxy1.lib.asu.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/845551619?accountid=4485 Image from Bing Images
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The US attempts to create a relationship with the Socialist Republic of Vietnam. These negotiations failed in 1978. The US then tried to build a relationship with China instead. Timeline: US-vietnam relations. (2010). Contemporary Southeast Asia, 32(3), 350-353. Retrieved from http://login.ezproxy1.lib.asu.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/845551619?accountid=4485 Image from Bing Images
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Reunified Vietnam signed a pact with the Soviet Union. From there, they went on the invade Cambodia. Because of this, the US did not want to form a relationship with Vietnam anymore. Timeline: US-vietnam relations. (2010). Contemporary Southeast Asia, 32(3), 350-353. Retrieved from http://login.ezproxy1.lib.asu.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/845551619?accountid=4485 Image from Bing Images
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Vietnam removes all military forces from Cambodia, but the US still does not want to help in the process of bilateral normalization in Vietnam. Timeline: US-vietnam relations. (2010). Contemporary Southeast Asia, 32(3), 350-353. Retrieved from http://login.ezproxy1.lib.asu.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/845551619?accountid=4485 Image from Bing Images
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