virtnam war By simmonsl21 Period: Jan 1, 1949 to Dec 31, 2009 vietnam war Oct 1, 1949 communist led by Mao Zedong take power in china Jun 25, 1950 korean war begins Jan 1, 1954 Dwight D Eisenhower sent millitary advisors to train and arm the south vietnamese army in its fight against the communist Jan 1, 1961 John F Kennedy becomes president Nov 22, 1963 John F Kennedy was assasinated Jan 1, 1964 north korrean gun boats attach american destroyers Jan 1, 1965 U.S. combat troops arrive in Da Nang Jan 1, 1968 north vietnam and the vietcong launch the tet offensive Feb 10, 1969 president nixon begin the process "virtnamization" Apr 11, 1969 president nixon extricates the U.S. from vietnam Jan 10, 1973 the paris peace accprds calls and end to fighting and for all foreign troops to be withdrawn from vietnam Apr 11, 1975 war ends Dec 11, 1986 party leaders follow chinas lead and instituted free market reforms Dec 31, 1993 bill clinton lifts the U.S. trade embargo Jan 8, 1995 foreign investors pour into vietnam and its economy has boomed
