Vietnam War

By jproshau

  • Indochinese Communist Party

    Ho Chi Minh helps found the Indochinese Communist Party.

  • Invasion

    Japan invades Vietnam

  • Viet Minh

    Ho Chi Minh establishes the Viet Minh nationalist group.

  • Independent Vietnam

    Ho Chi Minh declares an independent Vietnam, called Democratic Repulic of Vietnam

  • Chinese help

    Viet Minh receive weapons and military advisors from Chana

  • US helps France

    The United States gives $15 million worth of military aid to France to help them fight the communist parties in Vietnam.

  • Decisive Battle

    French lose a very important battle and Dien Bien Phu that turned the tide of the war.

  • Geneva Steps In

    The Geneva Accords create a cease-fire and withdrawal of French troops from Vietnam. Provide temporary boundary of North and South Vietnam at the 17th parallel.

  • Republic of Vietnam

    South Vietnam declares itself the Republic of Vietnam, and elect Ngo Dinh Diem as president.

  • Execution

    Ngo Dinh Diem is executed during a coup.

  • Viet Cong

    The NLF, or Viet Cong, is established in South Vietnam.

  • Gulf of Tonkin Incident

    North Vietnam attacks two US destroyers sitting in international waters.

  • Resolution

    US passes the Gulf of Tonkin Resolution.

  • Bombing

    Operation Rolling Thunder begins bombing.

  • First Troops

    First US combat troops arrive in Vietnam.

  • Tet Offensive

    North Vietnamese join forces with the Viet Cong to attack one hundred South Vietnamese cities on the Vietnamese New Year.

  • Withdrawal

    President Nixon orders the first US troop withdrawal from Vietnam.

  • Death of a Leader

    Communist leader Ho Chi Minh dies at age 79.

  • Secrets

    Portions of the Pentagon Papers are published in The New York Times.

  • Peace

    The Paris Peace Accords are signed that provide a cease-fire.

  • Last Withdrawals

    Last of the US troops are withdrawn from Vietnam.

  • Massive Attack on the South

    North Vietnam launches a massive series of attacks on South Vietnam.

  • Surrender

    South Vietnam surrenders to the communist North.

  • Unification

    Vietnam is unified as a communist country, the Socialst Republic of Vietnam.

  • Memorial

    The Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Washington D.C. is dedicated.