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"Democratic Republic of Vietnam"
Ho Chi Minh declares an independent Vietnam creating "Democratic Republic of Vietnam" -
Dien Bien Phu
Vietnamese forces occupy the French command post at Dien Bien Phu.The battle had lasted 55 days. Vietnamese victory shattered France's resolve to carry on the war. -
Geneva Accords
The Geneva Accords creates a cease-fire for the peaceful withdrawal of the French from Vietnam and creates at "demilterized" zone along the 17th parallel. -
Ngo Dinh Diem is executed
South Vietnamese President Ngo Dinh Diem is executed -
Gulf of Tonkin
Gulf of Tonkin incident,North Vietnamese patrol boats fire on two US Navy destroyers. US Congress approves Gulf of Tonkin Resolution, authorising military action in region. -
"Operation Rolling Thunder"
U.S. aerial bombing campaign of North Vietnam begins "Operation Rolling Thunder" -
First U.S combat troops
the first combat troops land in Vietnam -
Tet Offence
the Viet Cong and north Vietames forces join together for suprise attacks aginst South Vietnam and U.S. -
Mai Lai
Mai Lai was a massacare of hundreds of unarmed civilians includeing men,woman, and children commited by U.S forces. Caused outrage in America. -
Nixion Begins Withdrawls
President Nixon orders the first U.S. troop withdrawals from Vietnam. -
Pentagon Papers
The papers revealed that the U.S. had secretly largend the scale of the Vietnam War with the bombings of Cambodia and Laos, coastal raids on North Vietnam, -
Easter Offensive
The North Vietnamese cross the demilitarized zone at the 17th parallel to attack South Vietnam -
Paris Peace Accords
signed to end the war and provide a ceasefire and start moving U.S troops out of Vietnam -
North Invades South
North Vienam attack on South Vietnam -
South Surrenders
the South surrenders to Communist -
Socialist Republic of Vietnam
Vietnam becoms the communist country "Socialist Republic of Vietnam."
