Vietnam War

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  • Japanese surrender control of Indochina

  • Period: to

    Vietnam War

  • Vietminh-French War begins

    Vietminh-French War begins

  • French troops return to Vietnam and drove the Vietminh into hiding

    French troops return to Vietnam and drove the Vietminh into hiding

  • French officials set up a new government in Vietnam

    French officials set up a new government in Vietnam

  • Vietminh defeat French at Dien Bien Phu; Geneva Accords are signed in Paris

    Vietminh defeat French at Dien Bien Phu; Geneva Accords are signed in Paris

  • The French force at Dien Bien Phu fell to the Vietminh

    The French force at Dien Bien Phu fell to the Vietminh

  • The U.S. was paying roughly three fourths of Frances war cost

    The U.S. was paying roughly three fourths of Frances war cost

  • French commander orders his forces to occupy Dien Bien Phu

    French commander orders his forces to occupy Dien Bien Phu

  • Vietcong had assisinated thousands of government officials

    Vietcong had assisinated thousands of government officials

  • Number of American Military Advisers in South Vietnam reaches around 15,000

    Number of American Military Advisers in South Vietnam reaches around 15,000

  • Flames erupt around a Buddhist monk as he set himself on fire to protest government religious policies

    Flames erupt around a Buddhist monk as he set himself on fire to protest government religious policies

  • Americans seize power

    Americans seize power

  • President Johnson announced that the North Vietnamese had fired on American ships

    President Johnson announced that the North Vietnamese had fired on American ships

  • The Senate and the House of Reps. passed the Gulf of Tonkin Resolution

    The Senate and the House of Reps. passed the Gulf of Tonkin Resolution

  • Johnson expands American involvement by shifting his policy to a sustained bombing campaign against North Vietnam

  • Teach-ins on college campuses begin

    Teach-ins on college campuses begin

  • Senate Foreign Relations Committee begins Vietnam hearings

    Senate Foreign Relations Committee begins Vietnam hearings

  • March on the Pentagon

    March on the Pentagon

  • Vietcong and North Vietnamese launch a massive suprise attack

    Vietcong and North Vietnamese launch a massive suprise attack

  • Johnson addressed the nation that he will not run for another term

    Johnson addressed the nation that he will not run for another term

  • Nixon announced the withdrawal of 25,000 troops

    Nixon announced the withdrawal of 25,000 troops

  • Demonstrators get fired on by the National Guard at Kent University

    Demonstrators get fired on by the National Guard at Kent University

  • The war in Vietnam ends

    The war in Vietnam ends