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Vietnam uprises against French rule and causes the fall of Dien Bien Phu. French commander ceases fire against Vietnamese forces and pulls out of the region.
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Diplomats from every nation met for a conference in Geneva, Switzerland. Among other things, it was decided that Vietnam would be seperated at the 17th parallel into South and North Vietnam. This was done in order to end any hostility.
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The United States, France, Great Britain, New Zealand, Australia, the Philippines, Thailand and Pakistan formed SEATO (Southeast Asia Treaty Organization). In 1954, the SEATO treaty was signed in an attempt to stop communism from spreading in the region.
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The Vietnam war starts
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The first American deaths reported in Vietnam were two soldiers killed by guerrilla warfare. (deaths were non-combat)
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President Nixon ended the ongoing talk about peace and stopped anymore offensive attacks on North Vietnam.
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Corruption and religious differences in South Vietnem weakened the Ngo Dinh Diem government. President John F. Kennedy sent more than 16,000 US troops to help aid the situation, but the government was overthrown a few days later.
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USS Maddox reports of a second attack by North Vietnam so president Johnson commands for the US to retaliate. The retaliation is the first bombing of North Vietnam.
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After this reslution was passed, it allowed president Johnson of the US to take any action necessary in maintaining peace and safety in Soutuheast Asia
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Neighbor and ally to North Vietnam, China, has its first successful nuclear weapon test
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The Viet Cong attacks the U.S. base, Pleiku. Some Americans are killed, but a lot are wounded.
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In one of the many protest against the Vietnam war, thousands of people march to the Pentagon.
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American involvement in the wat is at its peak when it bombs Laos and Cambodia and crosses over international borders.
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Life Magazine publishes pictures of 242 Americans who were killed in Vietnam that week. At this point, there is very little public support of the war and the amount of American deaths exceeds 33,000 people.
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Congress votes to withdraw all troops by the end of 1971
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Congress votes to stop any US combat in Vietnam
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War with Vietnam comes to a stop
