It was fought between north vietnam and south vietnam. Apr 29, 20 my junior high age son did an awesome scrapbook project on the vietnam war. The war has ended and the protagonist, kien, is part of a detail that recovers the bodies of dead soldiers. All the events are represented on the interactive timeline and can be visualized. The vietnam war also known as the second indochina war and the american war in viet nam was an outgrowth of conflicts between the colonizing french forces in vietnam supported by bao dais vietnamese national army vna and the communist forces led by. The following vietnam war timeline is a guide to the complex political and military issues involved in a war that would ultimately claim millions of lives. Describes the dramatic key events, incluiding the political, economic, and social angles on the war. A shelfmark prefaced by dsc indicates that the work is held at boston spa, but may be read at st. An overview of the vietnam war overview in this lesson, students will be introduced to the vietnam war through a simulation regarding the anxiety of combat and will then receive an overview of the war via a teacher power point presentation or lecture provided, or a. The timeline of the vietnam war is a blowbyblow account of the controversial war.
The troubling irony is that teaching for peace must begin with a study of war. Establishment of the viet minh may 1941 the viet minh, established by the communist leader ho chi minh in the year of 1941, was a coalition that was formed during vietnams struggle for independence. It was the only time americans battled against the khmer rouge vietnamese war timeline. Rethinking the teaching of the vietnam war spring 2003 by bill bigelow the united nations has declared this the decade of peace. Ho chi minh the marxist revolutionary who led the vietnamese nationalist movement and served as president of north vietnam from 1945 until his death in 1969. The vietnam war primary sources and historical documents for the vietnam war. American troops joined with south vietnamese troops to try and hold off the communist forces but were unsuccessful. During world war ii the united states provided material support to ho chi minh and the viet minh. The draft is ended five days after johnsons death april 2930 1975. The rich mekong delta of southern vietnam known as. Ho moved to paris during the height of world war i.
This timeline is an abbreviated version of the more detailed timeline posted on the public broadcasting systems vietnam online section of the american experience. The vietnam war was a long battle over north vietnam s attempts to make all of vietnam a communist nation and the united states attempt to stop it. The vietnam war also known as second indochina war or american war in vietnam lasted from 1 november 195530 april 1975, 19 years, 5 months, 4 weeks and 1 day. At its peak in 1968 the new zealand force only numbered 543. This unique book examines the war as it unfolded, yearbyyear, from french colonial days and early u. After 8 years of war, the french had to agree with peace talks with geneva. Explain the metaphor of the elephant and the tiger and how it shaped. Vietnam time line chronological timetable of events. China, north vietnam s neighbor and ally, successfully tests an atomic bomb.
According to the last update in 2008 from the national archives, there were 58,220 u. There are a total of 24 vietnam war helicopters 1955 1975 entries in the military factory. Many of the missions ongoing efforts are directed at supporting the regime of south vietnamese pres. Army officers dean rusk and charles bonesteel consult a national geographic map of asia to determine the postwar dividing line between soviet and u. To read about the background to these events, see history of vietnam. Country then split into a communist and noncommunist south and then ho became president of north vietnam. The vietnam war is officially over for the united states. Most works are housed at the british library building at st pancras, london. July 21, 1954 the geneva accords declares a ceasefire for the. An overview of the vietnam war overview in this lesson, students will be introduced to the vietnam war through a simulation regarding the anxiety of combat and will then receive an overview of the war via a teacher power point presentation or lecture provided, or a text book reading followed by class discussion. During the vietnam war from 1962 to 1971, vietnam estimates 400,000 people being killed or maimed, and 500,000 children born with birth defects due to agent orange. The viet cong were vietnamese rebels in the south who fought against the southern vietnam government and the united states. Ten vietnam war novels to read council on foreign relations. The saigon military mission, a covert operation to conduct psychological warfare and paramilitary activities in south vietnam, is launched under the command of u.
August 5th american seventh fleet carrier aircraft retaliate by attacking the bases used by the torpedo boats and other military targets in north vietnam. Pdf timeline of key political events and events relating to human trafficking and migration in vietnam find, read and cite all the research. China, north vietnams neighbor and ally, successfully tests an atomic bomb. Nixon is elected president, promising to end the war in vietnam. This might work with older students with a greater awareness of time. The timeline of the vietnam war world history timeline. Discuss how the communist victory in china in october 1949 affected western policies and attitudes to southeast asia. The task triggers a flood of bad memories as the tale skips between past and present.
Learn about vietnam war protests, the tet offensive, the my lai massacre, the pentagon papers and more. Peace talks resume and an agreement ending the war and providing for the release of prisoners of war is signed by kissinger and le duc tho. What events in the vietnam war influenced the united states militarys ultimate decision to withdraw. Vietnam war timeline in order to help us better understand the vietnam war and the united states involvement, well look at a timeline of events from 19541974 approx and construct our own timeline of the most important events in southeast asia. All their names were honored on the vietnam veterans memorial wall in washington d. Click on the event that you would like to learn more about. The vietnam war california historysocial science project.
Vietnam war project vietnam war, history war, teaching. Entries are listed below in alphanumeric order 1toz. The vietnam war was a struggle between the soviet union trying to make vietnam a communist country and america trying to prevent that. Events leading to the war 1 ho chi minh 1890 to 1969 2. Vietnam war simple english wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Flag images indicative of country of origin and not necessarily the primary operator. Unlike the first and second world wars new zealands contribution in terms of personnel was not huge. The vietnam war background 1945 ho chi minh to power in vietnam, wants independence from france, communist 1950 u. August 7th the us congress adopts the tonkin gulf resolution. Vietnam war casualties the vietnam war vietnam war.
Over 3 million americans have served in the war, nearly 60,000 are dead, some 150,000 are wounded, and at least 1,000 are missing in action. Explore this interactive multimedia timeline in order to expand your knowledge on the events and happenings of the vietnam war. Vietnamization of the war meant replacing massive numbers of ground troops with massive bombing, primarily of southern vietnam. The first moratorium to end the war in vietnam, a series of mass demonstrations across the united. North and south vietnam were divided at the 17th parallel. We were stuck in a never ending hell, and we began to question our.
Between june 1964 and december 1972 around 3500 new zealand service personnel served in south vietnam. Democratic republic of vietnam formed japan surrendered. The vietnam war pitted communist north vietnam and the viet cong against south vietnam and the united states. Aug 24, 1963 buddhists burn themselves in protest to diem. North vietnam was supported by the soviet union, china and north korea, while south vietnam was supported by the united states, south korea, thailand, australia, new. An overview of the vietnam war database of k12 resources.
Neither man is an expert on the country, and, failing to find any obvious natural barrier between the north and the south, they select the 38th parallel, a border. Ho chi minh proclaimed the independence of the democratic republic of vietnam with hanoi as the capital and ho chi minh as its president. However, no other countries acknowledged this government. The shelfmark for all works is given in parentheses at the end of each citation. Use the online media galleries associated with new zealand and the vietnam war to produce an illustrated timeline of new zealands experience of the vietnam war. When ho chi minh was born in 1890, vietnam was under french. By the end of the conflict more than 3 million people. Timeline of the vietnam war most times i forgot what the date was, but honestly it never really mattered. The united states has 23,300 military personnel in vietnam, and most. Gulf of tonkin vietnam war timeline september 2, 1945 ho chi minh declares an independent vietnam called the democratic republic of vietnam. A timeline of events leading up to and surrounding the battle of ong thanh and the protests that broke out on the campus of the university of wisconsin madison in october of 1967. May 7, 1954 the french are defeated at the battle of dien bien phu.
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