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Vietnam Dates: Flashcards

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1945, August

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Korea is divided into two countries

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1947

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US president Truman vows to fight communism

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1950, June

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Communist North Korea invades South Korea

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1950, September

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General Douglas Mac Arthur leads the UN invasion into South Korea at Inchon

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1950, October

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China joins the war on the side of North Korea

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1952, November

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Dwight D. Eisenhower is elected US President and vows to end the war in Korea

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1953, July

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North Korea and South Korea sign a ceasefire.

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1954, July

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Vietnam is split in two- Communist North Vietnam and US-backed South Vietnam

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1960

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The National Liberation Front (NFL) is formed in Hanoi (North Vietnam) - known as the Vietcong in South Vietnam

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1962, December

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The number of US military advisers in South Vietnam increase from 700 to 12,000

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1963, November

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South Vietnam President Diem is killed

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1963, December

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16,000 US military advisers in South Vietnam

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1964, August

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The gulf of Tonkin incident

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1965, March

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‘Operation Rolling Thunder’ starts

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1965, December

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200,000 US troops are now in Vietnam

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1968, January

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Tet Offensive

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1968, March

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My Lai massacre

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1968, December

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540,000 US troops are now in Vietnam

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1969, January

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Vietnam War peace talks begin in Paris

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1969, March

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US President Nixon orders the secret bombing of Cambodia

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1969, June

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US troop withdrawal start

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1969, November

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‘Vietnamisation’ begins; My Lai massacre is made public

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1970, May

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Four student demonstrators are shit dead at Kent State University

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1973, January

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The Paris Peace Accord is signed

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1973, March

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Last US troops leave Vietnam

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1975, April

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North Vietnamese army capture Saigon - Vietnam becomes a united communist nation

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