Timeline Flashcards
When does the french colonial rule begin?
1858
When did Ho Chi Minh start/found/created the indochinese communist party
1930
When does the ICP organise a guerrilla force, Viet Minh, in response to invasion by Japan during ww2
1941
The viet Minh seizes power. When does Ho Chi Minh announce Vietnam’s independence
1945
When does the Democratic Republic of Vietnam become recognised by China and USSR.
1950
When is the Geneva agreement and what is it?
1954
split Vietnam into the north and south and declared Vietnam dependent from french rule
Who was the South Vietnam president who began a campaign against political dissidents? And when?
Ngo Dinh Diem
1956
When was the beginning of Communist insurgency in the South?
1957
What happened in 1959 and 1960
Weapons and men from North Vietnam began infiltrating the South
American aid to Diem increased
What is the number of US military advisors in South Vietnam in 1962?
11,500-12,000
What happened in 1963?
Viet Cong, the communist guerrillas operating in South Vietnam, defeat units of the South Vietnam Army
President Diem is overthrown and then killed in a US-backed military coup
What event occurs in 1964? What happens and why?
The Gulf of Tonkin incident: the US says North Vietnamese patrol boats fire on two US Navy destroyers. US Congress approves Gulf of Tonkin Resolution, authorising military action in region.
How many US combat troops arrive in SV in 1965
200,000
What does the number of US troops rise to in 1966
400,000 then to 500,000 the following year
What event occurred in 1968? What happened and why?
Tet offensive:
