Vietnam War

By vcaryl

  • French defeat by Viet Minh

    A group inspired by communism began to take the northern parts of Vietnam which leads to war with the French backed south. This conflict ends in defeat of the French and victory for Ho Chi Minh and Viet Minh.

  • U.S. forces get involved

    President Eisenhower decalres America's firm support of South Vietnam and anti communism.

  • Viet Minh (Viet Cong) engage in firefights with South

    During this time government officials were targeted

  • NLF is formed

    Both com and non-com residing in south vietnam joined forces to create NLF or National Liberation Front. Claimed to be autonamous but most members were non-com. Washington thinks this group is a puppet of Hanoi

  • U.S. military rises significantly

    U.S. military presence rises from 500 to 9,000

  • Diem and brother Ngo Dinh Nhu assasinated by own generals

    Three weeks before Kennedy's assasination. Leads Jonshon to suspect instability and increase military prescence in South Vietnam

  • Gulf of Tonkin Resolution

    Gave Johnson broad war making powers after DRV torpedos attacked U.S. ships and America retailiated with bombings in military bases in North Vietnam

  • Operation Rolling Thunder

    Continuos U.S. bombing raids in Vietnam

  • Ever Increasing troops sent to Vietnam

    In march, Johnson sends combat forces to Vietnam with American support. By June 82,000 were stationed and the General was asking for 175,000 more by the end of the year

  • "Free Fire Zones"

    Designated areas of South Vietnam that were supposed to have been evacuated by all citizens leaving only enemies

  • Mass Anti-War protest

    35,000 protest against the war outside of the pentagon

  • American Troops in Vietnam reach 500,000

    Casualties climb to 15,058 with 109,527 wounded. Soldiers and citizens begin to mistrust governments reasoning for continuation of fighting in Vietnam

  • 70,000 DRV forces launch TET offensive

    series of attacks on more than 100 cities in S. Vietnam

  • Johnson Speech encouraging peace

    Johnson vows to promote peace rather than re election. He receives a positive feedback

  • Largest anti-war protest in American history

    over 250,000 gathered in washington dc calling for withdrawal of American troops from vietnam

  • A Final Peace agreement between U.S. and N. Korea

    Last troops return home by the end of 1973 from Vietnam although the conflict is not completely resolved