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Vietnam War

By ssolis7

  • Declaring Independence in Vietnam

    Declaring Independence in Vietnam
    Ho Chi Minh declares an independent Vietnam, called the Democratic Republic of Vietnam.

  • U.S Pledges

    U.S Pledges
    The United States pledges $15 million worth of military aid to France to help them fight in Vietnam.

  • French in the battle of Dien Bien Phu

    French in the battle of Dien Bien Phu
    French suffer from a horrendous defeat at the Battle of Dien Bien Phu with the intention to draw out the Vietnamese and destroy them with their artillery.

  • France Leave, U.S Comes In

    France Leave, U.S Comes In
    French decides to pull out of Vietnam, with a peaceful withdraw. Which led to the temporary decision of the 17th parallel in Vietnam.

  • Geneva Accords withdrawl

    Geneva Accords withdrawl
    The Geneva Accords creates a cease-fire for the peaceful withdrawal of the French from Vietnam and provides a temporary boundary between north and south Vietnam at the 17th parallel.

  • Ngo Dinh Diem as president

    Ngo Dinh Diem as president
    South Vietnam declares himself the Republic of Vietnam with newly elected Ngo Dinh Diem as president.

  • Viet Cong

    Viet Cong
    The Viet Cong is estimated in south Vietnam. The Viet Cong was a group of communists that fought the south Vietnamese government.

  • Murder

    Murder
    South Vietnamese President Ngo Dinh Dien is executed.

  • Attack on U.S ships

    Attack on U.S ships
    North Vietnamese attack two U.S ships sitting in the golf of Tonkin innocent.

  • Response

    Response
    In response to the Tonkin attack the U.S. Congress passed the Golf of Tonkin resolution.

  • Bombing

    Bombing
    A sustained U.S aerial Bombing campaign of North Vietnam begins.

  • Troops in Vietnam

    Troops in Vietnam
    The first U.S. Combat troops arrive in Vietnam. 3,500 marines, 79 Americans killed and 121 wounded.

  • Use of napalm

    Use of napalm
    President Johnson authorizes the use of Napalm, a petroleum based bomb that blows explosives pellets upon impact.

  • Speech

    Speech
    Dr. Martin Luther King presents a major speech against the Vietnam war, calling the U.S "the greatest purveyor of violence in the war today."

  • VVAW

    VVAW
    As part of a massive Anti-war demonstration in Washington, 800 of the Vietnam Veterans Against the War (VVAW) throw metals and ribbons on to the steps of the capital building.

  • Shaking The Government

    Shaking The Government
    Congressional actions from the Summer drops U.S aid to 2.1 billion to 70 million.

  • President Nixon

    President Nixon
    President Nixon resigned after the Watergate scandal.