Conflict and Tension in Asia 1950-1975 Timeline Flashcards
What dates where the Cold War?
1947-1991
When was Korea divided into 2 countries?
1945
When did US President Truman vow to fight communism?
1947
When did communist North Korea invade South Korea?
1950
When did General Douglas MacArthur lead the UN invasion into South Korea at Inchon?
1950
When did China join the war on North Korea’s side?
1950
When was Eisenhower elected as US president (and vowed to end the war in Korea)?
1952
When did North Korea and South Korea sign a ceasefire?
1953
When was Vietnam split into 2 countries?
1954
When was The National Liberation Front (also known as Vietcong) formed in Hanoi?
1960
When were there 12,000 US Military advisers in South Vietnam (an increase from 700)?
1962
When was South Vietnam’s President Diem killed?
1963
When were there 16,000 US military advisers in South Vietnam?
By 1963
When was the Gulf of Tonkin incident?
1964
When did ‘Operation Rolling Thunder’ start?
1965
When were 200,000 US troops in Vietnam?
1965
When was the TET Offensive?
1968
When did the My Lai Massacre happen?
1968
When were 540,000 US troops in Vietnam?
By 1968
When did Vietnam War peace talks begin in Paris?
1969
When did US President Nixon order the secret bombing of Cambodia?
1969
When did the US troop withdrawal start?
1969
When did ‘Vietnamisation’ begin?
1969
When did 4 student demonstrators get shot dead at Kent State university?
1970
When was Paris Peace Accord signed?
1973
When did the last US troops leave Vietnam?
1973
When did North Vietnam army capture Saigon - Vietnam becomes a united communist nation?
1975
When was the My Lai Massacre made public?
1969
