Vietnam war

Vietnam War 1954-1983

By Carolyn Trask

  • Temporary divison of North and South Vietnam

    Temporary divison of North and South Vietnam
    VN Wars: FIrst Indochina War

  • South Vietnam declares itself The Republic of Vietnam

    Vietnam History

  • The NLF was established in South Vietnam

  • J.F.K sends 400 Troups to South Vietnam as advisors

  • The US Congress passes the Gulf of Tonkin Resolution

    The US Congress passes the Gulf of Tonkin Resolution

  • Operation Rolling Thunder campain begins

    Operation Rolling Thunder campain begins
    Operation Rolling Thunder

  • US Soldiers kill hundreds of Vietnam civilians in Mai Lai

    US Soldiers kill hundreds of Vietnam civilians in Mai Lai
    My Lai Massacre

  • Americans learn of the My Lai Massacre

    Americans learn of the My Lai Massacre

  • North Vietnamese cross Demiliterized zone

    North Vietnamese cross Demiliterized zone

  • Lsst US troups are withdrawn from South Vietnam

    Lsst US troups are withdrawn from South Vietnam

  • North VIetnam launches a mass assault on South Vietnam

    North VIetnam launches a mass assault on South Vietnam

  • Vietnam is classified as a communist country, The Socialist Republic of Vietnam

  • The Vietnam Memorial in Washington DC is dedicated

    The Vietnam Memorial in Washington DC is dedicated