Vietnam war time line.Vietnam is part of a geographic area called Indochina (which also includes Cambodia and Laos). For centuries, a succession of warlords Warlords may refer to:
v. col·o·nized, col·o·niz·ing, col·o·niz·es v.tr. 1. To form or establish a colony or colonies in. 2. To migrate to and settle in; occupy as a colony. 3. it, and the turmoil of Vietnam resumed. TIME LINE 1861-1887: Claiming to protect Christian missionaries The following are notable Christian missionaries: Early Christian missionaries These are missionaries that predate the Second Council of Nicaea so it may be claimed by both Catholic and Orthodoxy or belonging to an early Christian groups. , French forces capture Saigon, in southern Vietnam (called Cochin China Cochin China (kō`chĭn, kŏ`–), Fr. Cochinchine, historic region (c.26,500 sq mi/68,600 sq km) of Vietnam, SE Asia. The capital and chief city was Saigon (now Ho Chi Minh City). ). Throughout the 1880s, France takes control of other parts of the region. In 1887, it combines Cochin China, northern Vietnam (called Tonkin), central Vietnam (Annam), and Cambodia to form the Indochinese Union. 1919-1930: In 1919, a peace conference at Versailles, France, brings an end to World War I. Ho Chi Minh Ho Chi Minh (hô chē mĭn), 1890–1969, Vietnamese nationalist leader, president of North Vietnam (1954–69), and one of the most influential political leaders of the 20th cent. His given name was Nguyen That Thanh. , a Vietnamese nationalist (supporter of independent nationhood), petitions for Vietnamese self-determination. The victorious Allies--Britain, France, and the U.S.--don't respond. Ho soon embraces Communism. In 1930, he helps organize the Indochinese Communist party Communist party, in China Communist party, in China, ruling party of the world's most populous nation since 1949 and most important Communist party in the world since the disintegration of the USSR in 1991. . 1940-1945: Japan begins an occupation of French Indochina, while fighting the Allies in World War II. In 1941, Ho Chi Mirth forms the Vietminh (vee-ET-MIN)--a league for Vietnam's independence--to fight both Japan and France. When the Allies defeat Japan in 1945, Ho proclaims an independent Vietnam from the northern city of Hanoi. 1946: In March, France recognizes Vietnam as a "free state" within the French Union. In June, however, it changes its mind and proclaims a separate government in South Vietnam. In November, war breaks out between France and Ho's Vietminh. 1954-1957: The French are defeated at Dienbienphu (dyen-byen-FOO) on May 7, 1954. The 1954 Geneva Geneva, canton and city, Switzerland Geneva (jənē`və), Fr. Genève, canton (1990 pop. 373,019), 109 sq mi (282 sq km), SW Switzerland, surrounding the southwest tip of the Lake of Geneva. peace conference divides Vietnam at the 17th parallel (line of latitude Noun 1. line of latitude - an imaginary line around the Earth parallel to the equator parallel of latitude, parallel, latitude polar circle - a line of latitude at the north or south poles ) until nationwide elections can be held in 1956. The South's President, Ngo Dinh Diem Ngo Dinh Diem: see Diem, Ngo Dinh. Ngo Dinh Diem (born Jan. 3, 1901, Quang Binh province, Viet.—died Nov. 2, 1963, Cho Lon, S.Viet.) President of South Vietnam (1955–63). , rejects elections, backed by the U.S. War resumes in 1957. 1961-1963: U.S. President John F. Kennedy "John Kennedy" and "JFK" redirect here. For other uses, see John Kennedy (disambiguation) and JFK (disambiguation). John Fitzgerald Kennedy (May 29, 1917–November 22, 1963), was the thirty-fifth President of the United States, serving from 1961 until his assassination in puts off deciding whether or not to send U.S. troops directly into combat in Vietnam. Instead, he increases the amount of military aid (money and supplies) and the number of "advisers." By the end of 1963, there are 15,000 American military advisers in Vietnam. 1964: A scuffle between North Vietnamese boats and a U.S. destroyer causes Congress to pass the Tonkin Gulf Resolution Tonkin Gulf resolution, in U.S. history, Congressional resolution passed in 1964 that authorized military action in Southeast Asia. On Aug. 4, 1964, North Vietnamese torpedo boats in the Gulf of Tonkin were alleged to have attacked without provocation U.S. . The resolution grants President Lyndon B. Johnson broad authority to send more U.S. forces to Vietnam. By the end of 1967, about 500,000 U.S. troops are there. 1968-1973: In January 1968, a North Vietnamese attack known as the Tet offensive shocks Americans with its strength. By mid-1969, U.S. President Richard M. Nixon has begun peace talks with North Vietnam and announces troop withdrawals. The peace talks drag on until 1973. 1973-1975: The U.S. and North Vietnam sign a peace agreement in January 1973. The U.S. troops leave that March. The war between North and South resumes the following year. On April 30, 1975, North Vietnamese troops capture Saigon, South Vietnam's capital, and the war comes to an end. QUESTIONS Write your answers on a separate sheet of paper. 1. What reason did France give for capturing Saigon in 1861? 2. When and where did Vietnamese nationalist Ho Chi Minh formally request that Western allies grant self-determination to Vietnam? 3. During which years was Vietnam under Japanese control? 4. When did Ho Chi Minh establish the Vietminh? 5. What was the original purpose of the Vietminh? 6. When was Vietnam formally divided between a North and a South until elections could be held? 7. Which country sent military advisers and financial aid to South Vietnam in the early 1960s? 8. What measure passed by Congress gave President Johnson broad authority to send U.S. troops to Vietnam? 9. Which U.S. President began peace talks with Vietnam? 10. How long after U.S. troops left Vietnam did the war come to an end? ANSWERS 1. to protect Christian missionaries 2. in 1919, at the Versailles peace conference that ended World War I 3. between 1940 and 1945 4. in 1941 5. to fight for Vietnam's independence from Japan and France 6. in 1954 (by the Geneva peace conference) 7. the U.S. 8. the Tonkin Gulf Resolution 9. Richard M. Nixon 10. two years (March 1973 to April 1975) 
Gene W. DeVaux (Member): I was looking for a time line concerning Vietnam and found your site 8/23/2007 11:35 AM
I think you have a material error on your site. Although the Johnson administration claimed an attack in the Tonkin Gulf, that was later proven to be a lie and a former Johnson administration official confirmed that the attack was a lie. So, that makes your website wrong on that issue. |
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