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May 6, 1428
Limited Independence
On this date the Vietnamese won their independence from China using gorilla warfare. -
French Invasion
France invaded Vietnam because they wanted to convert people to Catholicism and for access to Asian trade. -
Imperial Encounter
This was when the Japanese inhabited Indochina. -
Imperial Encounter
The French and Vietnamese battled again. The U.S supported France because the U.S feared Ho's communist connection. -
Chinese Alliance
In order to limit US influence China (communist) began aiding Vietnam. -
Battle
After no expected help from the US, the French were forced to surrender to Vietnam on May 7. -
Diplomacy
Indochina conflict is settled at an international conference in Geneva, Switzerland. Here France and Vietnam mapped out Indochina's future. -
Event
The French leave Vietnam. Vietnam finally unoccupied. -
Alliance
Group 559 is created in North Vietnam to begin filtering weapons into South Vietnam. -
Event
Van Minh overthrows the Diem regime. Diem and his brother are executed. -
Gulf of Tonkin Conspiracy
It is alleged that the U.S.S Maddox is attacked by North Vietnamese PT boats. Johnson immediately orders retaltion strikes. -
Tactic
Operation 'Rolling Thunder,'sustained bombing raids of North Vietnam began in February. -
Peace Exchange
The U.S. offered North Vietnam economic aid in exchange for peace, but the offer is denied Two weeks later, -
Protest
The Students for a Democratic Society protested at Washington D.C. against the war. -
Battle
Beginning on the Vietnamese Tet holiday, Viet Cong forces shock U.S. troops with a wave of attacks supported by North Vietnamese troops. . Ultimately, the Tet Offensive will be a catastrophe for the NLF and the Viet Cong, which lose 37,000 fighters. But it is also a serious blow for the United States, which loses 2,500 men. -
Tactic
Vietnamization, which is where South Koreans were trained to assume American roles was put in to place. -
Homefrony
Ohio National Guard killed 4 people and injured 9 when students at Kent State University protested the war. This upset many Americans. -
Homefront
US combat forces from Laos or Cambodia are prohibited by Congress. -
Homefront
Secret "Pentagon Papers" are leaked by the New York Times that reveal US government's lies about the war. -
Diplomacy
The U.S announces the end of the military draft. Representatives from South Vietnam, North Vietnam, and the United States sign a peace agreement in which a ceasefire is declared, -
Event
North Vietnamese politburo orders offensive to ‘Liberate’ South Vietnam by NVA cross-boarder invasion. -
Event
North Vietnamese troops enter Saigon and smash the gates of the Presidential Palace with a tank and accept the unconditional surrender of South Vietnam.
