Vietnam course
Category: History
Updated: 3 months ago
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French colonisation of IndochinaBao Dai becomes emperorYên Báy general uprisingVietnam Revolutionary Youth League foundedVietnamese Communist Party foundedLeague for the Independence of Vietnam (Vietminh) foundedJapanese invasion of IndochinaVietminh begin guerrila attacks against Japanese in North VietnamJapanese coup d'état in French IndochinaJapan surrendersDeclaration of Independence of the Democratic Republic of VietnamHaiphong incidentFrench restore control of South VietnamÉlysée AccordsBao Dai becomes emperorDeclaration of PRCTruman sends $15m to help the FrenchBattle of Route Coloniale 4Battle of Vĩnh YênDien Bien PhuGeneva ConferenceBao Dai deposedRepublic of Vietnam foundedDomino theory speechNam Dan UprisingDeath Penalty for communists in South VietnamNLF establishedJFK elected presidentARVN establishedAgrovilles introducedStrategic Hamlets programmeBuddhist crisisQuảng Đức's self-immolationPresident Diệm deposed in a coupKennedy shot, LBJ becomes PresidentHo Chi Minh Trail openedGeneral Minh removedGeneral Khánh removedGeneral Thieu becomes head of stateSouth Vietnam raids on the island of Hon NguGulf of Tonkin incidentPleiku airbase attackedUS marines land at Da NangBattle of La DrangSearch and Destroy missions launchedLBJ does not seek re-election; Nixon becomes PresidentThe Pentagon Papers publishedHarrison Salisbury visits North VietnamWalter Cronkite announces war is a stalemateSiege of Khe SanhMy Lai MassacreBattle of HueCambodian coup d'étatCambodia becomes communistLaos becomes communistNixon visits ChinaInitial peace terms agreedKissinger’s 'Peace is at hand' press briefingThieu rejects peace termsVietnamisation announcedParis Peace Accords signedLast US troops leave VietnamBattle of Phước LongNixon resigns; Ford becomes PresidentCongress approves only $700m aid to SaigonThieu orders military withdrawal to north of SaigonThieu resignsSaigon captured; Vietnam united under communistsSocialist Republic of Vietnam formedCORDS set upPhoenix Programme introduced'What's Going On' by Marvin Gaye released'Imagine' by John Lennon released"I-Feel-Like-I'm-Fixin'-to-Die Rag"
released by Country Joe MacdonaldJane Fonda visits North VietnamBattle of Hamburger Hill1967 Dow Chemical protestStudents for a Democratic Society set upPro-Vietnam parade in New YorkHard Hat Riot'Days of Rage' bombing campaignKent State shootingsHo Chi Minh diesPeriods
First Indochina WarSmall scale warReorganisation of VietminhRenewed French successStalemateVietminh victoryThree Year PlanOperation Rolling ThunderThe Jungle WarTet OffensiveOperation ScotlandOperation PegasusParis Peace talksInitial deadlockOperation MenuCambodia campaignOperation Lam Son 719Easter OffensiveOperation LinebackerFour-party talksOperation Linebacker II
(Christmas bombings)Ho Chi Minh campaignOperation Ranch HandFullbright Hearings
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