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Vietnam war timeline

  • Ho Chi Minh and the creation of the Viet Minh

    Ho Chi Minh and the creation of the Viet Minh
    Ho Chi Minh was the leader of the Viet Minh. The Viet Minh was a communist Vietnamese group.
  • First indo china war

    First indo china war
    This was a conflict between France and the Viet Minh that lasted from 1946-1954.
  • The domino theory

    The domino theory
    An American idea that thought that if one country went communist then more countries would begin to be communist around that country.
  • Use of Agent Orange

    Use of Agent Orange
    In the Vietnam War, the U.S. would spray agent orange to get rid some of the forset to give them an advantage over the Viet Cong.
  • America aids France

    America aids France
    America gave France economic and military help after WWII.
  • The Geneva accords

    The Geneva accords
    The Geneva Accords ended the First Indochina War but split North and South Vietnam at the 17th parallel
  • Diem's assassination

    Diem's assassination
    Diem was assassinated by Vietnamese soldiers who did not like the fact that he was ruling the country, so they assassinated him.
  • The Golf of Tonkin Incident

    The Golf of Tonkin Incident
    The Gulf of Tonkin Incident was when a Vietnamese boat fired at a U.S. patrol ship that was spying on the Vietnamese.
  • The Tet offensive

    The Tet offensive
    The Tet Offensive was a war strategy used by the Viet Cong in a surprise attack on many large cities, leading to lots of damage and deaths.
  • My Lai Massacre

    My Lai Massacre
    The Mai Lai Massacre was when U.S. troops killed men, women, and children in the city of Mai Lai. They did this so that any Viet Cong living in the city would also be killed.
  • U.S. troop withdrawals and Vietnamization

    U.S. troop withdrawals and Vietnamization
    Vietnamization was a plan implemented by Nixon to get troops out of Vietnam. The plan was to train South Vietnam soldiers so that the U.S. would not need to keep fighting in the war.
  • War Powers act

    War Powers act
    This was a law passed that gave the president less power to do whatever he wanted in war times and congress would take a bigger action in what would happen.
  • The Fall of Saigon

    The Fall of Saigon
    The Fall of Saigon was when North Vietnam troops invaded the capital of South Vietnam and essentially ended the war.