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The Vietnam War Flashcards

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1930

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Ho Chi Minh founds the Indochinese Communist Party

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1934

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ICP organises a guerilla force - VietMinh in response to invasion by Japan during WWII

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1945

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VietMinh seizes power and Ho Chi Minh announces Vietnam’s Independence

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Nov 1946

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French forces attack VietMinh in Haiphong, sparking war of resistance against Colonial Power

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1950

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Democratic Republic of Vietnam is recognised by China and USSR

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May 1954

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French defeat at Dien Bien Phu

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July 1954

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Geneva Accords establishes 17th Parallel between DRV (North) and State of Vietnam (South)

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1956

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South Vietnamese President Diem begins campaign against political dissidents

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1957

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Beginning of Communist Insurgency in South Vietnam

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1959

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Aid and man sent from North Vietnam begin infiltrating the South

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1960

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US increases aid to Diem regime

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1962

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US military advisors in South Vietnam increases to 12 000

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1963

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VietCong - communist guerillas in the South defeats units of the ARVN - S. Vietnam army
Diem is overthrown and killed in a US-backed military coup

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1964

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  • US enters the War

- Gulf of Tonkin Incident - and then Resolution

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1965-1968

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  • Operation Rolling Thunder
  • Increase in American combat troops in Vietnam,
    from 200 then 400 then 500 000 troops from (1965-67)
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1968

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  • Tet Offensive

- My Lai Massacre

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1969

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Ho Chi Minh dies, Nixon begins reduction of US ground troops as domestic opposition - anti-war sentiment grows

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1970

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Henry Kissinger and Duc Tho start talks in Paris

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Mar 1972

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Failed invasion by North Vietnam

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Oct 1972

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Peace Accord secretly agreed, Thieu protests but US threatens to leave no aid

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Dec 1972

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Collapse of Talks but USA drops 20,000 tonnes of bombs, impatient for a resolution

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Jan 1973

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Negotiations resume

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27 Jan 1973

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Ceasefire Agreed, US forces to withdraw in 60 days

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