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Vietnam Timeline

Published on Nov 19, 2015

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VIETNAM

YEAR OF 1945

HO CHI MINH CREATES PROVISIONAL GOVERNMENT.

YEAR OF 1945

HO CHI MINH DECLARES INDEPENDENCE OF VIETNAM.

YEAR OF 1947

VALLUY FAILS TO DEFEAT VIETMINH IN ONE STROKE.

YEAR OF 1950

U.S GIVES $15 MILLION TO AID FRENCH FOR THE WAR IN INDOCHINA.

YEAR OF 1960

JOHN F. KENNEDY BEARLY DEFEATS RICHARD NIXON FOR PRESIDENCY.

JANUARY 1968

  • NORTH VIETNAMESE LAUNCH TET OFFENSIVE.
  • THIS SHOCKED THE AMERICAN FORCES.
  • WE WERE IN SOUTH VIETNAM.
  • U.S THOUGHT THIS WAS NOT GOING TO BE EASY.

FEBRUARY 1968

  • BATTLE FOR HUE.
  • THE BATTLE WAS 26 DAYS LONG.
  • THE US AND SOUTH VIETNAMESE RECAPTURED THE CITY.

FEBRUARY 1968

  • WESTMORELAND REQUEST 206,000 MORE TROOPS.

MARCH 16, 1968

  • ANGRY MEN OF CHARLIE COMPANY.
  • THEY ENTERED THE TOWN OF LIA.
  • STARTED TO KILL PEOPLE.

MAY 10, 1968

  • THE PARIS PEACE TALK.
  • BEGINS WITH NORTH VIETNAMESE.
  • ALSO WITH AMERICA.

JUNE 1968

  • AMERICAN FORCES WERE HEAVILY ON THE BASE OF KHE SANH.
  • SO WE ABADORMENT AND DEMOLITION IT.

JUNE 1968

  • ROBERT KENNEDY WAS ASSASSINATED.

AUGUST 1968

  • VIOLENCE BREAKS DOWN AT DEMOCRATIC CONVENTION.
  • CHICAGO.
  • NATIONAL GUARD WANTED TO STOP ANGRY PROTESTERS.

NOVEMBER 1968

  • RICHARD NIXON WAS ELECTED PRESIDENT FINALLY.

NOVEMBER 1968

  • AFTER 3 1/2 YEARS THE WAR IS OVER FOR THE U.S.