Vietnam War

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  • Dien Dein Phu is overrun by the Vietminh

    Dien Dein Phu is overrun by the Vietminh
    The victory pf the Vietminh at Dien Bien Phu put an end to the French colonial influence in Indochina.

  • Geneva Accords signed

    Geneva Accords signed
    One of the terms of the Geneva Accords was to separate North and South Vietnam at the 17th parallel, and created a temporary cease-fire on the border.

  • Ngo Dinh Diem refuses to take part in elections

    Ngo Dinh Diem refuses to take part in elections
    Ngo Dinh Diem refused to hold the elections to prevent Vietnam to fall into communist rule.

  • Vietcong begins attacks on the Diem government

    Vietcong begins attacks on the Diem government
    South Vietnamese communists (Vietcong) begin carrying out terroist acts against foreigners, and government targets.

  • SDS Founded

    SDS Founded
    "Students for a Democratic Society" known for its activism against U.S. involvement in the Vietnam War.

  • US supported coup of Diem

    US supported coup of Diem
    The US supported South Vietnam in its war against the Vietcong until the assassination of Ngo Dinh Diem.

  • Gulf of Tonkin Resolution

    Gulf of Tonkin Resolution
    Passed after the Gulf of Tonkin. It was the start of the US involvement in the Vietnam War.

  • Operation Rolling Thunder begins

    Operation Rolling Thunder begins
    Bombing campaign to keep North vietnam from sending supplies into south Vietnam. About 643,000 tons of bombs were dropped on North Vietnam.

  • Tet Offensive

    Tet Offensive
    A series of attacks by the North Vietnamese on many Southern cities and towns, and military bases.

  • My Lai Massacre

    My Lai Massacre
    Mass murder of unarmed civilians consisting of women, children, and old men in the village of My Lai that were killed by US soldiers.

  • Vietnamization introduced

    Vietnamization introduced
    Introduced by President Richard Nixon to encourage the people of South Vietnam to take more responsibility in fighting the Vietnam War.

  • Invasion of Cambodia

    Invasion of Cambodia
    United States and South Vietnam invasion to clear North Vietnamese bases within Cambodian borders.

  • Pentagon Papers published in NY

    Pentagon Papers published in NY
    The Pentagon Papers were a study by the Department of Defense on the United States' relations with Vietnam. The papers were released by Daniel Ellsberg and published by The New York Times

  • Fall of Saigon

    Fall of Saigon
    The capture of South Vietnam's capital, Saigon, by the North. THe city was renamed Ho Chi Minh City.