Vietnam Timeline Val Barberena
1945-1954
- Ho Chi Minh
- Vietnamese communist
- 1890-1969
- 1912-1913 was said he live in New York as a baker
- Educated in politics in France
- 1941, he returned to Vietnam to lead the people in an independence movement
- Ho Chi Minh Trail: a logistical system that ran from North Vietnam to South Vietnam
1956/South Vietnam
- South Vietnamese politician
- At the end of his secondary schooling, his high examination grades got him a scholarship in Paris but declined.
- Was exiled from Vietnam his brothers helped him to build international and internal networks for his return.
1961-1963
1964-1968
- Known as "Chairman Mao"
- Governed as the Chairman of the Communist Party of China
1964-1968
- President from 1953-1961
- First to President to send military advisors to Vietnam
- His administration aided anti-communist leader Ngo Dinh Diem
1969-1975
- President from 1963-1969
- Subscribed the Domino Theory: the fear that if one country fell to communism then the surrounding countries would do the same
- Added more American troops in 1967 in Vietnam
- President from 1969-1974
- Plan to bring "peace with honor"
- Created a process called "Vietnamization"
Vietcong
- Known as the National Liberation Front
- Political organization in South Vietnam and Cambodia
American Advisors
- Military assistance force in Vietnam
Geneva Accords
- France agreed to withdraw their troops from Laos, Cambodia, and Vietnam
Gulf of Tonkin
- Incident that claims naval ships were in neutral water and the Vietnamese started firing on American ships
Guerilla War
- Hit and run war tactics used by the North Vietnamese
Napalm
- Flammable liquid used in warfare
Agent Orange
- Chemical used by the U.S. military that caused major health issues to people whom are exposed to it
Tet Offensive
- One of the largest military campaigns in the Vietnam War
- Campaign of surprise attacks against military and civilian command towards South Vietnam
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Created with images by manhhai - "President Ngo Dinh Diem" • Richard.Fisher - "Mao Zedong" • Infrogmation - "President Eisenhower 1959" • manhhai - "WASHINGTON 1968 - TT Johnson và Bộ trưởng QP McNamara" • History In An Hour - "Richard Nixon"