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Vietnam War

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  • Ho Chi Minh forms Indo-Chinese Communist Party

    Ho Chi Minh forms Indo-Chinese Communist Party

    Forms party to resist the Japanese
  • Viet Minh seize power, Ho Chi Mihn declares independence

    Viet Minh seize power, Ho Chi Mihn declares independence

  • French are defeated at Dien Bien Phu

    French are defeated at Dien Bien Phu

    United States delines French request for air support, resulting in their defeat
  • At the Geneva Conference, Vietnam is split into North and South.

    At the Geneva Conference, Vietnam is split into North and South.

    Vietnan is split in half at the 17th parallel
  • Weapons and men begin infiltrating South Vietnam

    Weapons and men begin infiltrating South Vietnam

  • Gulf of Tonkin Incident

    Gulf of Tonkin Incident

    U.S. claims The USS Maddox was attacked by Vietcong gunboats while patrolling hte Gulf of Tonkin
  • Vietcong attack American soldiers at Pleiku

    Vietcong attack American soldiers at Pleiku

  • Operation Rolling Thunder begins

    Operation Rolling Thunder begins

    Bombing camapign designed to weaken the Vietcong and the Ho Chi Minh trail
  • First combat troops arrive in Vietnam

    First combat troops arrive in Vietnam

    First US Marines arrive in Vietnam
  • Vietcong attack U.S. embassy in Saigon

    Vietcong attack U.S. embassy in Saigon

    Vietcong Terrorists bomb United States Embassy in Saigon

  • The first major battle, the Battle of Ia Drang Valley, between U.S. forces and the Vietcong.

  • U.S. bombs NVA at the DMZ for the first time

    U.S. bombs NVA at the DMZ for the first time

    DMZ was viewed as the buffer zone until now
  • Operation Cedar Falls begins. Largest offensive to date.

    Operation Cedar Falls begins. Largest offensive to date.

  • Vietcong, aided by NVA, launch Tet Offensive

    Vietcong, aided by NVA, launch Tet Offensive

  • My Lai Massacre

    My Lai Massacre

    US Marines murder 300 Vietnamese civilians
  • Saigon falls to North Vietnam

    Saigon falls to North Vietnam