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Vietnam Timeline
1950- 1982
1950- 1982
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Truman
1950
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Truman refused to recognize Democratic Republic of Vietnam Communist China and USSR did recognize Ho’s state
Ngo Dinh Diem president of S. Vietnam
1955
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Pro-American Ngo Dinh Diem became President of South Vietnam in October. America agreed to train Diem’s army.
Vietminh guerilla warfare
1957
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Vietminh started campaign of guerrilla warfare in South Vietnam
Kennedy pledges aid in S. Vietnam
1961
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US President Kennedy pledged extra aid to South Vietnam
President Diem killed in a military coup
1963
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President Diem killed in a military coup
Gulf of Tonkin
1964
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Gulf of Tonkin incident; Congress passed the ‘Gulf of Tonkin Resolution’; America bombs targets in North Vietnam
Operation Rolling Thunder
1965
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‘Operation Rolling Thunder’ started; first US combat troops were sent to Vietnam in March; by the end of the year there were 200,000 US troops there
Nguyen Van Thieu president of S. Vietnam
1967
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Nguyen Van Thieu became President of South Vietnam
Tet Offensive
1968
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Tet Offensive; demonstrations against the war started in America [Vietnam; anti-Vietnam War riots in Chicago (August)]; MY Lai massacre; peace talks began in Paris
Vietnamization
1969
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Nixon ordered secret bombing of Cambodia; ‘Vietnamization’ started; Nixon announced the start of US troop withdrawals; Ho Chi Minh died; My Lai massacre made public in November
Kent State
1970
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Four student demonstrators shot dead at Kent State University; 280,000 US troops in Vietnam; secret peace talks held in Paris; large scale anti-war demonstrations throughout USA
William Calley convicted
1971
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140,000 US troops in Vietnam; Lt. William Calley convicted of murder at My Lai and jailed
Peace is at hand
1972
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Haiphong harbour mined (May); “Peace is at hand” – Dr Kissinger
Ceasefire
1973
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Ceasefire signed in Paris; last US troops left Vietnam
Fall of Saigon
1975
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Khmer Rouge took control of Cambodia; NLF captured Saigon
Vietnam Veterans Memorial
1982
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Vietnam Veterans Memorial unveiled in Washington DC