Vietnam War By rwebb6692 Aug 1, 1945 Japanese surrender control of Indochina Period: Jan 1, 1946 to May 4, 1970 Vietnam War Jan 18, 1946 Vietminh-French War begins Apr 28, 1946 French troops return to Vietnam and drove the Vietminh into hiding Apr 19, 1949 French officials set up a new government in Vietnam Jan 1, 1954 Vietminh defeat French at Dien Bien Phu; Geneva Accords are signed in Paris May 7, 1954 The French force at Dien Bien Phu fell to the Vietminh Jul 13, 1954 The U.S. was paying roughly three fourths of Frances war cost Oct 26, 1954 French commander orders his forces to occupy Dien Bien Phu Jan 1, 1961 Vietcong had assisinated thousands of government officials Jan 31, 1963 Number of American Military Advisers in South Vietnam reaches around 15,000 Jun 11, 1963 Flames erupt around a Buddhist monk as he set himself on fire to protest government religious policies Nov 1, 1963 Americans seize power Aug 2, 1964 President Johnson announced that the North Vietnamese had fired on American ships Aug 7, 1964 The Senate and the House of Reps. passed the Gulf of Tonkin Resolution Mar 1, 1965 Johnson expands American involvement by shifting his policy to a sustained bombing campaign against North Vietnam Apr 19, 1965 Teach-ins on college campuses begin Apr 20, 1966 Senate Foreign Relations Committee begins Vietnam hearings Oct 21, 1967 March on the Pentagon Jan 30, 1968 Vietcong and North Vietnamese launch a massive suprise attack Mar 31, 1968 Johnson addressed the nation that he will not run for another term Jun 8, 1969 Nixon announced the withdrawal of 25,000 troops May 4, 1970 Demonstrators get fired on by the National Guard at Kent University Jan 22, 1973 The war in Vietnam ends
