Vietnam War
By Lindsay Harley and Stephenie Cumba
Operation Chopper: America’s First Combat Mission against Vietcong
Friday, Jan 12, 1962, 12:00 AM
Saigon, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
Battle of Ap Bac where Vietcong defeat the South Vietnamese army
Thursday, Jan 3, 1963, 09:00 PM
Ấp Bắc, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
Vietnamese PT boats fire torpedoes at the USS Maddox
While steaming offshore in international waters Maddox was attacked by 3 Vietnamese torpedo boats. The destroyer moved to avoid torpedoes and used their guns against avoiding her fast moving opponents and succeeded in hitting them all. Maddox called for air support whose planes strafed the boats. Maddox was soon ordered to resume patrol, accompanied by the newer and larger destroyer; Turner Joy.
Sunday, Aug 2, 1964, 09:00 PM
USS Maddox
200,000 US troops are sent to Vietnam
Operation Rolling Thunder is approved by Lyndon B. Johnson,closely controlled by the White House. 100 US Air Force and Republic of Vietnam Air Force planes struck
Operation Rolling Thunder is approved by Lyndon B. Johnson,closely controlled by the White House. 100 US Air Force and Republic of Vietnam Air Force planes struck Xom Bang. Sometimes targets were personally selected by President Johnson and from 1965 to 1968 about 643,000 bombs were dropped on North Vietnam and 900 aircrafts were lost during Operation Rolling Thunder. Bang. Sometimes targets were personally selected by President Johnson and from 1965 to 1968 about 643,000 bombs were dropped on North Vietnam and 900 aircrafts were lost during Operation Rolling Thunder.
Monday, Mar 8, 1965, 09:00 PM
Vietnam
B-52s bomb South Vietnam
Tuesday, Apr 12, 1966, 09:00 PM
South Vietnam
All remaining US troops leave Vietnam
The Paris Peace Accords are signed by US,North Vietnam,South Vietnam and the Viet Cong. With this, the US agrees to stop all military activity immediately and tell their troops to leave within 60 days. The North Vietnamese soldiers are allowed to remain in South Vietnam because Vietnam will be recognized as one country but with 2 governments.
Thursday, Mar 15, 1973, 09:00 PM
Vietnam
Martin Luther King Jr.
Martin Luther King Jr. led thousands of demonstrators to the United Nations building in New York where he gave a speech which attacked U.S foreign policy in Vietnam. There was over 100,000 people who attended this event.
Ho Chi Minh
Ho Chi Minh was a Vietnamese Communist and who was a leader who wanted to free his nation from colonial influence. He led Vietnamese against Japanese, French, and American forces .
He won the battle against the French in the First Indochina War.
Lyndon Johnson
Lyndon Johnson sent U.S troops to South Vietnam to prevent a total victory for the Communists. The communist government in North Vietnam responded to that movement by sending more of their forces into the South.
John F. Kennedy
John F. Kennedy was the 35th president of the United States. During his presidency he tripled the American Economic and served as a military aid for the South Vietnamese and increased the number of United States military advisors in Indochina. He helped South Vietnam and Southeast Asia even though there was conflict rising.
President Richard Nixon
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