Vietnam Timeline

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  • Vietnam declares Independence

    Vietnam declares Independence

    Vietnam declares independence from France. This is led by the great leader Ho Chi Minh.
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    Viernamization

    A policy of the Richard Nixon during the Vietnam War. This is the result of the Viet Congs Tet Offesisve.
  • Geneva Accords

    Geneva Accords

    A conference which took place in Geneva, Switzerland. Purpose was to attempt to find a way to unify Vietnam and discuss the possibility of restoring peace in Indochina.
  • Eisenhower's re-election

    Eisenhower's re-election

    Eisehower is re-elected. He wins the race by beating Adlai Stevenson.
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    National Liberation Front organized in South Vietnam

    This was a political organization and army in South Vietnam and Cambodia hat fought the United States and South Vietnamese governments during Vietnam War
  • JFK eleceted as President

    JFK eleceted as President

    JFK is elected president. He beat Richard Nixon in this election.
  • Johnson becomes President after Kennedy is assassinated

    Johnson becomes President after Kennedy is assassinated

    John F Kennedy is assassinated then Johnson immediately assumes the position as Commander in Chief.
  • Gulf of Tonkin Agreement

    Gulf of Tonkin Agreement

    Join resolution that the United States Congress passed. This followed the Gulf of Tonkin Incident
  • President Johnson is re-elected

    President Johnson is re-elected

    Lyndon B Johnson is re elected and i determined to win the war on Vietnam. He plans to win the war shortly and quickly.
  • Senate Hearings on War

    Senate Hearings on War

    This hearing is about the strategy to keep firm and let Vietnam give up on their own.
  • 100,000 demonstrate against the war in New York City

    100,000 demonstrate against the war in New York City

    This is a big rally where the citizens of the United States come together in New York to protest the Vietnamese War.
  • Massive Demonstrations at the Pentagon

    Massive Demonstrations at the Pentagon

    This was another anti war protest that symbolized civil disobedience.
  • Viet Cong launch Tet Offensive

    Viet Cong launch Tet Offensive

    A military campaign during the Vietnam War launched by forces of Viet Cong and North Vietnam against South Vietnam and the United States
  • First United States Ground Troops go to Vietnam

    First United States Ground Troops go to Vietnam

    This is when the United States sends its first grond Troops to Vietnam. The war has officially started.
  • Four Students killed during Anti War Protests at Kent University

    Four Students killed during Anti War Protests at Kent University

    An anti war protest is brutally interupted whe four students from Kent University are killed.
  • Nixon orders invasion of Cambodia

    Nixon orders invasion of Cambodia

    Nixon wants to invade Cambodia. This is a major military post for the North Vietnamese.
  • Nixon is elected President

    Nixon is elected President

    Nixon is elected president. He wins election against Hubert Humphrey and George Wallace.
  • Paris Accords

    Paris Accords

    This was a treaty signed to keep peace in Vietnam. This was the end of the War in Vietnam.
  • War Powers Act

    War Powers Act

    A federal law intended to check the Presidents power to commit the United States to an armed conflict.
  • United States involvement in war ends

    United States involvement in war ends

    This is when United States pulled out of Vietnam. The war between Vietnam and America ends.
  • South Vietnam surrenders to Communists

    South Vietnam surrenders to Communists

    South Vietnam finally gives in to Communist oppression.