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Paris Peace Accords
The Paris Peace Accords is signed. -
US Troops Withdrawn
The last US troops are drawn from Vietnam. -
French Invaded Vietnam
The French invaded Vietnam and made it their colony. -
Founding of Indochina Communist Party
Ho Chin Mih, a Vietnamese communist leader, prime minister and president of Democratic Republic of Vietnam, founded the Indochina Communist Party, a political party derived from the old Vietnamese Communist Party; the old Vietnamese Communist Party was unity of the Communist Party of Indochina and the Communist Party of Annam. -
Japan Invaded Vietnam
This invasion was to prevent the Republic of China from importing arms and fuel. -
Viet Minh Establishment
Ho Chin Mih established Viet Mih (institute for Vietnamese Independence against French Rule). -
Viet Minh Infiltrated Vietnam
Viet Minh infiltrated Vietnam and launched a guerrilla operations against the Japanese. They were successful and liberated almost all of northern Vietnam to form Hanoi; and called it the Independent Democratic Republic of Vietnam. -
Military in Vietnam
A base of mass support was established in north Vietnam (army of 5000 soldiers). -
Japan Surrenders
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Vietnam Independence
Minh proclaims Vietnam independent of French rule. -
Start of the First Indochina War
Around 6000 Vietnamese civilians were killed in a French naval bombardment in Haiphong, thus the start of the first Indochina war. -
China Assists War Efforts
China sends military advisors and weapons to the warfront. -
United States Assists War Efforts
The United States pledged $15 million worth of military aid to France and received $2.6 billion in financial support from US. -
Battle of Dien Bien Phu
The French are defeated. -
Geneva Agreements
These agreements were reached at the end of the Geneva Conference. The agreements brought an end to the first Indochina war, the French agreed to ceasefire, and withdraw troops from the are. French Indochina was split into three countries, and temporary boundary were created between North and South Vietnam along the 17th parallel. -
North Vietnam Bombing
A sustained U.S. aerial bombing campaign of North Vietnam begins. -
The National Liberation Front Establishment
The National Liberation Front is established in South Vietnam. -
United States Assists South Vietnam
United States sent in 2,000 military advisors to support the South’s government. -
The Gulf of Tonkin
North Vietnamese attack two U.S. destroyers sitting in international waters. -
Gulf of Tonkin Resolution
U.S. congress passes Gulf of Tonkin Resolution in response to the gulf of Tonkin incident. -
United States Troops Arrive
The first U.S. combat troops arrive in Vietnam. -
North Vietnam Attacks South
North Vietnamese join forces with Viet Cong to launch the tet offensive, and attacked about 100 south Vietnamese cities and towns. -
Mai Tai Massacre
U.S. soldiers kill hundreds of Vietnamese civilians in the town of Mai Lai. -
General William Westmoreland is Replaced
General William Westmoreland was replaced by general Creighton Abrams (who is in charge of the U.S. troops in Vietnam). -
America Learns of Mai Lai
The American public learns of the Mai Lai massacre. -
President Nixon's Announcement
President Nixon announced that U.S. troops will attack enemy locations in Cambodia. This sparks protests. -
Pentagon Papers
Portions of the pentagon papers were published in the New York Times. -
War Powers Act
Congress enacted the War Powers Act in 1973, requiring the president to receive explicit Congressional approval before committing American forces overseas. -
Vietnam's Poverty
Vietnam is named one of the poorest countries due to the war.