The Vietnam War By bentone21 Period: Jan 1, 1949 to Jan 1, 2009 The Vietnam War a timeline between the war and its effects Sep 13, 1949 communists led by mao zedong had taken power in china Feb 1, 1954 the u.s became involved in war Jan 1, 1964 President Lydon B Johnson asked congress to pass the gulf of tonkin resolution Jun 18, 1965 full-scale military intervention with the arrival in Da Nang of the first U.S combat troops Oct 19, 1965 first mass demonstration, 20,000 people in washington, Apr 11, 1967 "i see the light at the end of the tunnel" -walt rostow Mar 11, 1968 north vietnam and vietcong launched the tet offensive, a series of attacks Apr 11, 1969 nixon and kissenger began the process of "vietnamization": turning fihting to south vietnam troops, withdrawing u.s troops Apr 11, 1970 the number of u.s troops in vietnam fell to 220,000 Apr 11, 1975 communist forces overran the south, with saigon falling in april Apr 30, 1975 the last helicopter left saigon Nov 1, 1975 " vietnam was lost in the living rooms of america, not on the battlefields of vietnam" -marshall mcluhan Apr 11, 1986 party leaders followed china's lead and instituted free-market reforms Apr 11, 1993 bill clinton lifted the u.s trade embargo Apr 11, 1995 clinton restored diplomatic relations
