Dates Vietnam Flashcards
1
Q
Defeat at Dein Bien Phu causes French withdrawal from Vietnam
A
1954
2
Q
Ngo Dinh Diem refuses to hold elections
A
1956
3
Q
Ho Chi Minh starts sending troops and weapons to South Vietnam
A
1959
4
Q
Kennedy increases US involvement in Vietnam
A
1961
5
Q
Quang Ducma budhist monk sets fire to himself in Saigon
A
1963
6
Q
Gulf of Tonkin incident
A
1964
7
Q
Opperation rolling thunder
A
1965
8
Q
Major increase of US troops in Vietnam
A
1965
9
Q
Battle for Khe Sanh and Tet offensive
A
1968
10
Q
My Lai massacre
A
1968
11
Q
US opens secret peace talks with North Vietnam
A
1969
12
Q
US and South Vietnamese birefly invade Cambodia
A
1970
13
Q
US and South Vietnamese forces attack Laos
A
1971
14
Q
North Vietnamese Easter Offensive
A
1972
15
Q
US launch operation linebacker
A
1972
