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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.
The Vietnam War (1954–75) was a conflict that pitted the communist government of North Vietnam and its allies in South Vietnam, the Viet Cong, against South Vietnam and its principal ally, the United States. It was part of a larger regional conflict as well as a manifestation of the Cold War.
The Vietnam War was a conflict in Vietnam, Laos, and Cambodia from 1 November 1955 [A 1] to the fall of Saigon on 30 April 1975. It was the second of the Indochina Wars and a major conflict of the Cold War.
The Vietnam War pitted communist North Vietnam and the Viet Cong against South Vietnam and the United States. The war ended when U.S. forces withdrew in 1973 and Vietnam unified under...
During the Vietnamese New Year holiday of Tet, North Vietnamese and Viet Cong forces begin an offensive that will eventually hurl some 85,000 troops against five major cities, dozens of military installations, and scores of towns and villages throughout South Vietnam.
May 7, 1954: Ho Chi Minh’s Viet Minh forces defeat the French at the Battle of Dien Bien Phu, effectively ending the 7 ½-year Indochina War. July 1954: At a conference in Geneva, world powers...
Timeline of the significant events of the Vietnam War. After winning its independence from France in 1954, Vietnam was temporarily divided into two parts, North Vietnam and South Vietnam. The protracted conflict that became known as the Vietnam War followed, lasting for more than two decades.
1858 - French colonial rule begins. 1930 - Ho Chi Minh founds the Indochinese Communist Party (ICP). 1941 - ICP organises a guerrilla force, Viet Minh, in response to invasion by Japan during...
The Vietnam War had its roots in the mid-19th century. Review a timeline of the origins, major events, and aftermath from 1858 to 1982.
September: Ho Chi Minh declares the independence of Vietnam. December: The first Indochina War begins, as the Viet Minh attempt to gain independence from France. June 1950: Truman sends troops to Korea after communist forces from North Korea invade the Republic of South Korea.