Vietnam War timeline

By Mayy

  • The gulf of Tonkin incident

    American Feared that Vietnam would go under the communists

  • Tet Offensive

    Tet is named for the lunar new year holiday of Vietnamese people. It was known as Tet offensive since North Vietnamese forces and Viet Cong Forces began a surprise attack on South Vietnam at the day of lunar new year holiday which no one expected. Tet offensive played as a turning point of the Vietnam War as there began the American troops withdrawal.

  • The fall of Saigon

    After a series of offensive against the South Vietnam by North Vietnamese captured the Saigon, the capital city of South Vietnam. It is the end of Vietnamese War. America withdrew completely from Saigon after the fall of Saigon.