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American Military Arrived in French Indochina
Military Advisors arrived in French Indochina. The soon after in 1960 U.S involvement escalated. -
Battle of Dien Bien Phu
The Battle of Dien Bien Phu was the confrontation of the First Indochina War between the French Union's French Far East Expeditionary Corps and Viet Minh communist-nationalist revolutionaries. The battle ended on May 7, 1954
The picture shows French Union paratroopers dropping from a C-119 transport
Fairchild C-119 Flying Boxcar. (n.d.). Retrieved February 8, 2016, from https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fairchild_C-119_Flying_Boxcar -
Geneva Conference
The Geneva Conference, a conference that took place in Geneva, Switzerland. The purpose was to find a way to settle outstanding issues in the Korean peninsula and discuss the possibility of restoring peace in Indochina. The Conference began April 26 and ended July 20, 1954 Wilson Center Digital Archive. (n.d.). Retrieved February 9, 2016, from http://digitalarchive.wilsoncenter.org/collection/7/geneva-conference-of-1954 -
North Vietnam invaded Laos
in 1959, and used 30,000 men to build invasion routes through Laos and Cambodia by 1961.
The picture shows the Ho Chi Minh trail from the very beginning was using Vietnamese and Laotian people as seen in a captured Vietcong's photo, circa 1959 North Vietnamese invasion of Laos. (n.d.). Retrieved February 8, 2016, from https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/North_Vietnamese_invasion_of_Laos -
President JFK
Kennedy made the ambitious pledge to "pay any price, bear any burden, meet any hardship, support any friend, oppose any foe, in order to ensure the survival and success of liberty."
Smith, R. W. (n.d.). Spotlight on America: 20th century wars. -
Strategic Hamlet Program
This joint U.S.-South Vietnamese program attempted to resettle the rural population into fortified camps.
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Neutrality of Laos
fourteen nations, including China, South Vietnam, the Soviet Union, North Vietnam and the United States, signed an agreement promising to respect the neutrality of Laos. -
President Diệm was overthrown and executed
President Diệm was overthrown and executed, along with his brother, on 2 November 1963. Ngo Dinh Diem. (n.d.). Retrieved February 9, 2016, from https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ngo_Dinh_Diem -
Gulf of Tonkin Incident
Gulf of Tonkin Incident Also known as the USS Maddox incident, involved North Vietnam and the United States in the waters of the Gulf of Tonkin. The ending outcome of the incident granted President Johnson the authority to assist Southeast Asian countries whose government was considered "to be jeopardized by communist aggression". -
Tet Offensive Phase 1
One of the largest military campaigns of the Vietnam War, by forces of the Viet Cong and North Vietnamese People's Army of Vietnam against the forces of South Vietnam, the United States, and their allies. This Phase lasted through March 28, 1968. The communists launched a wave of attacks in the late hours of on January 30 in the I and II Corps Tactical Zones of South Vietnam. -
Tet Offensive Phase 2
This was the second phase of the Tet Offensive that lasted through to June 15, 1968 -
Tet Offensive Phase 3
This was the third and final Phase of the Tet Offensive that was brought on by the Viet Cong forces which ended on September 23, 1968. -
End of War
President Nixon declares end of the Vietnam War -
Paris Peace Accord
Was meant to establish peace in Vietnam and put an end to the Vietnam War. It ended direct U.S. military combat, and temporarily stopped the fighting between North and South Vietnam. Paris Peace Accords signed. (n.d.). Retrieved February 8, 2016, from http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/paris-peace-accords-signed -
Direct U.S Involvment Ended
The capture of Saigon by the North Vietnamese Army in April 1975 marked the end of the war -
Fall of Saigon
The Fall of Saigon was the capture of Saigon, the South Vietnam capital, by the People’s Army of Vietnam and the National Liberation Front of South Vietnam. The Image Depicts Evacuation of CIA station personnel by Air America on the rooftop of 22 Gia Long Street in Saigon on April 29, 1975.
"Someday this war's going to end..." (2012). Retrieved February 9, 2016, from http://carryingthegun.com/2012/04/28/someday-this-wars-going-to-end/
