Vietnam War Period

By Adam Corbett
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    Vietnam War Period

  • The Beginning of Conflict

    In The August of 1945, the Japanese surrendered giving Vietnam a chance at independence. Ho Chi Minh, a communist, organized a revolt against the French. Ho quickly occupied Hanoi in North Vietnam claiming an independent Vietnam.

  • Eisenhower cites the Domino Theory

    Eisenhower cites the domino Theory- April 7,1954- Governed much of U.S Foreign Policy. It began in the early 1950’s. The U.S used this theory to justify its support to a non-communist regime in South Vietnam against the communist government of North Vietnam War.

  • Indochina War

    The French did not recognize that Vietnam was now free and independent and they were soon at war. The U.S. Helped the French by giving money and ammo to their war efforts. After 8 years of fighting, Ho’s powers were gaining and Frances powers were dwindling. The French eventually surrendered after a 56-day battle at Dienbienphu.

  • Campaign of Terror

    Under the resulting Geneva Accords, Vietnam was separated into 2 separate states, North and South Vietnam. North Vietnam was lead by Minh and had the capitol of Hanoi; South Vietnam was lead by Diem and had the capitol city of Saigon. Diem blocked elections leaving South Vietnam opposing him. They launched and arms revolt.

  • Vietcong is Formed (Video)

    Vietcong Formed- 1960 The Viet Cong was the military arm of the National Liberation Front. It was established at the end of 1960. The North Vietnamese communists created it to escalate the armed struggle in South Vietnam. It grew rapidly in early 60’s.

  • Agent Orange

    U.S. begins using Agent Orange in January 13, 1962. Agent orange was used by the Americans to clear the jungle cover for the NFL on the ground. It was one of the so-called ‘Rainbow Herbicides.’ Six million gallons were used in Vietnam

  • Gulf of Tonkin

    Reports stated that North Vietnamese sailors launched a n attack on American destroyers off the coast of North Vietnam (The Gulf of Tonkin) although details were sketchy President Johnson was eager to act and announced that U.S. forces would stage air strikes over Vietnam. U.S. involvement escalated quickly.

  • Arial Bombings begin

    U.S. Arial Bombing- Operation Rolling Thunder- March 2, 1965. This was a name given to Americans sustained bombing campaign against North Vietnam during the Vietnam War. This was a demonstration of American’s near total air supremacy during the war. Operation Rolling Thunder failed on both accounts.

  • Soldiers begin moving to Vietnam

    After an attack on an American base leaving 8 dead, U.S. leaders realized plans for commitment must be made. In March 1965, Johnson ordered 3,500 soldiers be sent over to Vietnam to protect an air base in Da Nang. Shortly after, Johnson ordered offensive action. Within 6 weeks, there were 50,000 troops in Vietnam; by the end of the year, there were 184,000 men.

  • Tet Offensive

    January 31, 1968, the Vietnamese began celebrating Tet, their New Year holiday. Using the celebrations as cover, Vietcong and North Vietnamese soldiers launched attacks on every major city in South Vietnam. The Tet offensive set in motion a sequence of events that marked a major turning point of the Vietnam war. After Tet more and more Americans argued that the united states should get out of Vietnam. President Johnson and Americans were convinced they could not win the war.

  • Policy of Vietnamization

    To begin scaling down American involvement , in June 1969 Nixon announced a policy known as Vietnamization. Under this plan, American troops gradually withdrew from Vietnam and the south Vietnamese assumed responsibility for fighting the war. The first U.S. combat troops left Vietnam the following month, in July 1969. By August, about 25,000 combat troops returned home. By April 1970, nearly 150,000 soldiers left Vietnam. Nixon expanded the war into Cambo

  • Kent State inncedent

    The attacks on Cambodia triggered a new storm of protest in the U.S. Kent State University in Ohio, a guardsman opened fire on a crowd. Four students were killed.

  • Watergate Scandel

    Nixon was reelected in 1972. During that election campaign, police arrested five men who broke into Democratic Party offices in the Watergate complex in Washington D.C. They were hired by Nixon’s reelection committee to spy on democrats. White House officials paid burglars “hush money” to keep quiet but it later came out.

  • Last soldiers in Vietnam leave

    The Paris Peace Accords was signed. This agreement ended the lng war between the U.S. and Vietnam. The last service man killed was Lt. Colonel William B. Nolde 11 hours before the Peace act was signed.

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