Vietnam War

By sreuter2

  • Election gets Cancled

    Election gets Cancled
    During the Geneva Accords The US discusses what to do with Vietnam's up coming election. Out of fear that communist Ho Chi Minh would beat Diem the decision is made that the 1956 free election will be canceled.

  • The Vietcong grows.

    The Vietcong grows.
    Southerners form a group called the Vietcong in resistance. They start attacking Diem's government. They also form a political party called the National Liberation Front.

  • Gulf Of Tonkin Incident

    Gulf Of Tonkin Incident
    Vietnamese patrol boat fired at a US boat. The US boat was way over on the Northern side of the 17th Parallel. No one really knows who fired first. This was the first attack the Vietcong made against the Diem.

  • Troops build over seas.

    Troops build over seas.
    By the end of 1965 American had sent 180,000 over to Vietnam to fight.

  • America continues to increase involvement

    America continues to increase involvement
    By 1967 President Johnson increases the number of troops over seas to 500,000.

  • The Vietnamese New Year.

    The Vietnamese New Year.
    On the Vietnamese New Year known as Tet the Vietcong attacked over 100 cities in South Vietnam.

  • The North makes the final move.

    The North makes the final move.
    North vietnam penetrate saigon and capture the city. Soon after South Vietnam surrenders and the war is lost.