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TET and the end of the Vietnamese War.

By gsamson34
  • Ho Chi Minh and his followers set up the Indochinese Communist Party in 1930.

    Ho Chi Minh and his followers set up the Indochinese Communist Party in 1930.

  • The puppet Bao Dai returned from France to reign as emperor of Vietnam under the French.

    The puppet Bao Dai returned from France to reign as emperor of Vietnam under the French.

  • The Second World War threw everything into the melting pot. In September 1940 Japanese troops occupied Indochina, but allow the French to continue their colonial administration of the area.

    The Second World War threw everything into the melting pot. In September 1940 Japanese troops occupied Indochina, but allow the French to continue their colonial administration of the area.

  • An oil boycott by the U.S. and Great Britain

    An oil boycott by the U.S. and Great Britain

  • Japan surrendered and the French colonialists returned to reclaim their former possessions.

    Japan surrendered and the French colonialists returned to reclaim their former possessions.

  • It was agreed that countrywide elections would be held in 1956.

    It was agreed that countrywide elections would be held in 1956.

  • Factions within the Viet Cong and North Vietnamese leadership began to call for a change of direction in the war’s conduct

    Factions within the Viet Cong and North Vietnamese leadership began to call for a change of direction in the war’s conduct

    General Vo Nguyen Giap, who had formerly advocated waging a largely guerrilla war, came to believe a “quick victory” might now be possible. Planning therefore began for a major offensive in South Vietnam that would provoke a “general uprising.” Against the corrupt and unpopular South Vietnamese Government.
  • 70,000 North Vietnamese soldiers, together with guerrilla fighters of the NLF, launched one of the most daring military campaigns in history.

    70,000 North Vietnamese soldiers, together with guerrilla fighters of the NLF, launched one of the most daring military campaigns in history.

  • The tet offensive launched.

    The tet offensive launched.

    The Viet Cong, marked a significant escalation in the scale and the intensity of the Vietnam War.