Vietnam Dates: Flashcards
1945, August
Korea is divided into two countries
1947
US president Truman vows to fight communism
1950, June
Communist North Korea invades South Korea
1950, September
General Douglas Mac Arthur leads the UN invasion into South Korea at Inchon
1950, October
China joins the war on the side of North Korea
1952, November
Dwight D. Eisenhower is elected US President and vows to end the war in Korea
1953, July
North Korea and South Korea sign a ceasefire.
1954, July
Vietnam is split in two- Communist North Vietnam and US-backed South Vietnam
1960
The National Liberation Front (NFL) is formed in Hanoi (North Vietnam) - known as the Vietcong in South Vietnam
1962, December
The number of US military advisers in South Vietnam increase from 700 to 12,000
1963, November
South Vietnam President Diem is killed
1963, December
16,000 US military advisers in South Vietnam
1964, August
The gulf of Tonkin incident
1965, March
‘Operation Rolling Thunder’ starts
1965, December
200,000 US troops are now in Vietnam
1968, January
Tet Offensive
1968, March
My Lai massacre
1968, December
540,000 US troops are now in Vietnam
1969, January
Vietnam War peace talks begin in Paris
1969, March
US President Nixon orders the secret bombing of Cambodia
1969, June
US troop withdrawal start
1969, November
‘Vietnamisation’ begins; My Lai massacre is made public
1970, May
Four student demonstrators are shit dead at Kent State University
1973, January
The Paris Peace Accord is signed
