Vietnam War

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  • America aids South Vietnam

    The United States has sided with South Vietnam and aids South Vietnamese President Ngo Dinh Diem.

  • President Diem is killed

    Viet Cong (North Vietnamese soldiers) defeats South Vietnam’s army and President Diem is overthrown and killed.

  • U.S. enters War

    U.S. says Vietnamese patrol boats fire apron US Navy destroyers in the Gulf of Tonkin incident. U.S. Congress approves authorizing military action.

  • 200,000 U.S. troops arrive in South Vietnam

  • U.S. troops rise up to 400,000

  • Finally another 100,000 U.S. troops are in Vietnam.

    Now up to 500,000 U.S. troops in Vietnam.

  • Tet Offensive

    The North Vietnamese army and the Viet Cong launch an attack on U.S. troops and bases.

  • My Lai Massacre

    A mass murder of 350-500 Vietnamese civilians by the U.S. Army soldiers.

  • Ho Chi Minh dies

    Leader of North Vietnam dies of a heart attack.

  • The Paris Peace Accords

    Official agreement ending U.S. involvement in the Vietnam War

  • Operation Homecoming

    All U.S. troops leave Vietnam and all POWs are released.

  • End of the Vietnam War

    North Vietnamese troops invade South Vietnam. South Vietnam surrender, ending the war.