The Cold War

By Gilbertwinter

  • The start of the Proxy conflict

    The Ho Chi Minh and his Communist party as well as Nguyen Thai Hoc and his Vietnamese Nationalist Party gain power.

  • Independence from France seeked

    Viet Minh formed to seek independence for Vietnam by pulling themselves away from France.

  • The French Surrender

    After 10 years war the French surrender to the Communist party lead by Ho Chi Minh.

  • The Korean war

    The US enters a proxy war with the soviet union through the Korean war and both north and south Korea being backed by both nations in a civil war.

  • Australian Troops enter the Korean War

    The Australian troops are deployed into Korea to help in the proxy war effort.

  • The Two sates are divided

    The North and South Vietnam are pushed away from each other, and the South is backed by the US, while the North is backed by Communism

  • The Elections are canceled

    The elections for south Vietnam are canceled due to US ocupendency and the brink of civil war.

  • Australia Sends advisers

    Australia sends 30 military advisers to Vietnam

  • Diem murdered in coup

    Diem is murdered in a coup by the south Vietnamese army officers,

  • American Troops in Vietnam, China backs the North

    The American troops now number in 16000 in Vietnam, and China has started to back the North.

  • Conscription is reintroduced in Australia

    The Australian Prime minister Menzies reintroduces conscription for the Vietnam War.

  • Save Our Sons movement

    The Save Our Sons movement is started by a group of Australian mothers to stop conscription being reintroduced.

  • Australia sends its first battalion

    Australia sends their first full battalion of army troops to Vietnam to help in the war effort.

  • Australia Divided

    Australia is starting to be divided as it conscripts troops to the War effort and groups like Save Our Sons gather more followers to oppose the conscription.

  • The North ignores ceasfire

    The communist North of Vietnam ignores a new years ceasefire and launches a massive attack on the south.

  • Protest movements gain movement

    The Protest movements of the Australians, such as the Save Our Sons, are really starting to gain momentum.

  • The Withdraw

    US and Australian troops are being withdrawn from Vietnam.

  • The Boys are brought home

    All of the Australian troops have been brought home from Vietnam

  • New Government brings in new rules

    The newly elected Labor Government stops all aid towards South Vietnam

  • The US withdraw completely

    All US troops have been withdrawn from Vietnam, but the war continues between the North and the South

  • North Vietnam wins the war

    The Northerners take control of Saigon, and Vietnam becomes Communist.