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Ho Chi Minh establishes the Viet Minh
He led the Việt Minh independence movement from 1941 onward, establishing the Communist-ruled Democratic Republic of Vietnam -
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Japanese Occupation
Japan sweeps away French rule in Indochina. In Vietnam, it places Emperor Bao Dai in power, creating the illusion of an independent Vietnamese state. -
After WW2 France regains control over vietnam
After WW2 the japanesse fell due to the lose of the war. Then the french regained control over Vietnam and made it a colony once again -
America Sends in supplies for th French into Vietnam
The United States recognizes Bao Dai's government, the Republic of Vietnam, and gives France $15 million in military aid. " -
Vietnam Wins against French and splits in two
Vietnamese forces occupy the French command post at Dien Bien Phu and the French commander orders his troops to cease fire. The battle had lasted 55 days. Three thousand French troops were killed, 8,000 wounded. The Viet Minh suffered much worse, with 8,000 dead and 12,000 wounded, but the Vietnamese victory shattered France's resolve to carry on the war. -
Green Berets go to Vietnam
President John F. Kennedy orders more help for the South Vietnamese government in its war against the Vietcong guerrillas. U.S. backing includes new equipment and more than 3,000 military advisors and support personnel. -
First regular troops go into vietnam
The U.S. Congress passes the Gulf of Tonkin Resolution, which gives President Lyndon Johnson the power to take whatever actions he sees necessary to defend South Vietnam against Viet Cong forces -
Troop numbers hit the their peak
General Westmoreland requests 206,000 more troops. to create a total of 537,000 troops.( my lai takes place aroun the same time during the war, masacre of hundreds of vietnamese) -
Tet Offensive
Beginning on the Vietnamese Tet holiday, Viet Cong forces shock U.S. troops with a wave of attacks supported by North Vietnamese troops. Heavy fighting will continue for months. Ultimately, the Tet Offensive will be a catastrophe for the NLF and the Viet Cong, which lose 37,000 fighters. But it is also a serious blow for the United States, which loses 2,500 men. Public support for the war in the U.S. plummets. -
Vietnamization
President Richard Nixon announces his plan for "Vietnamization" of the war—that is, training and transitioning South Vietnamese troops to assume the roles that have been fulfilled by American troops—and promises to withdraw 25,000 American soldiers. -
Kent State shootings
Students at Kent State University in Ohio organize a massive public demonstration against the American invasion of Cambodia. In a nationally televised broadcast, President Nixon announces that American and South Vietnamese units have invaded Cambodia to destroy bases that have provided aid to the NLF(2 days before riot) -
Pentagon Papers
The New York Times begins publishing portions of the "Pentagon Papers." Daniel Ellsberg, an American military analyst with an extremely high-level security clearance and a former employee of the RAND Corporation, has leaked the documents to reporter Neil Sheehan. They contain top-secret information collected by the Department of Defense about U.S. political and military involvement in Vietnam from 1945 to 1967. -
Paris Peace Accord
THe peace agreament to end the war and the u.s would withdraw all troops.and the US would get it POWS back -
US withdraws troops from Vietnam
Representatives from South Vietnam, North Vietnam, and the United States sign a peace agreement in which a ceasefire is declared, the U.S. agrees to withdraw combat troops, and the government of South Vietnam promises to hold free elections to allow its people to decide their future. -
North Vietnam takes control of the South
The North Vietnamese take Saigon; the war in Vietnam ends. Just days after the government of South Vietnam surrendered to the VC and North Vietnamese armies, Ho Chi Minh appears on the cover of Time magazine, this time with the heading, "The Victor."
