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Timeline Flashcards

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1862

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Vietnam becomes part of French empire

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1890

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Ho chi Minh born

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1930

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Ho Chi Minh helped to form Indo-Chinese communist party

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1941

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Vietminh forced to counter Japanese invasion

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1945

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  • Japan hand Vietnam to Vietminh
  • Ho Chi Minh declared Democratic republic of Vietnam
  • French troops arrive back in Vietnam
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1946

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War broke out Between France and Vietminh

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1949

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Communist china allow Vietminh to train in china away from French attacks

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1954

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  • Dien Bien Phu- goal defeats France
  • Geneva peace conference
    - split Vietnam
    - withdraw French troops
  • US promise to aid worth $100 million to Diem
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1955

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  • Diem becomes president of South Vietnam

- US agree to train Diem’s army

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1957

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Vietminh start campaign of gierrilla warfare

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1959

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  • first American casualties- advisors killed

- Ho Chi Minh trail first used

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1960

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NLF formed in Hanoi- known as VC

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1961

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President Johnson visits Saigon- pledges extra aid to south Vietnam

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1962

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Number of military advisers increase from

700- 12000

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1963

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President Diem killed

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1964

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Gulf of Tonkin

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1965

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  • Operation rolling thunder started

- first US troops sent to Vietnam (march)

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1966

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400,000 US troops in Vietnam

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1967

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  • 490,000 US troops in Vietnam

- Thieu becomes president of South Vietnam

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1968

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  • my Lai Massacre
  • TET Offensive
  • demonstration against war starts in USA
  • peace talks in Paris start
  • 540000 US troops in Vietnam
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1969

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  • My Lai massacre made public (November)
  • vietnamisation starts
  • Nixon orders secret (unofficial) bombing on Cambodia
  • Ho Chi Minh dies
  • 480,000 US troops
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1970

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  • Kent state university protest
  • secret peace talks in Paris
  • 280,000 US troops
23
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1971

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  • Lt William Calley convicted

- 140,000 US troops

24
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1973

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  • cease fire signed in Paris
    • last US troops left in Vietnam
    • PoW’d released
25
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1975

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  • fall of Saigon

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