Vietnam War Timeline

By mahodges

  • Geneva Peace Accords

    Treaty between South Vietnam and France. Made due to the Korea war.

  • South Vietnam Under Ngo Dinh Diem

    He was the president of the Republic of Vietnam. He was president through the Vietnam war.
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    The War in America

    The people of America were in two catogories. The doves and the hawks. The doves didn't want to be in the war and the hawks did.

  • 1961 White Paper

    John F. Kennedy sent a team to Vietnam to see the conditions. This paper argued for an increase in military, technical, and economic aid.

  • Gulf of Tonkin Incidient

    North Vietnamese attacked U.S. destroyers sailing in international waters.

  • Battle of Bien Hoa

    The city of Bien Hoa was strategic city and located along the Dong Nai River. The U.S. had established an airfield outside of Bien Hoa and that was attacked.

  • Veterans Stage Anti-War Rally

    Veterans from WWI, WWII, and the Korean war stage a protest in NYC.

  • The Tet Offensive

    DRV and the NLF launched coordinated attacks against the major southern cities. Made the Johnson Company go to the bargining table.

  • The Paris Peace Agreement

    This was an agreement between the Nixon White House, and the Thieu-Ky regime . This treaty did not end conflict in Vietnam.

  • My Lai Massacre

    The angry men of the Charlie Company enter the village of My Lai and kill indiscrimantly.