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This is a timeline of Vietnamese history, comprising important legal and territorial changes and political events in Vietnam and its predecessor states. To read about the background to these events, see History of Vietnam. This is a dynamic list and may never be able to satisfy particular standards for completeness. You can help by adding missing items with reliable sources. Prehistory ...
For VA purposes, in accordance with the Code of Federal Regulations Chapter 38 Paragraph 3.2 (f), the Vietnam Era is "The period beginning on November 1, 1955, and ending on May 7, 1975, inclusive, in the case of a veteran who served in the Republic of Vietnam during that period. The period beginning on August 5, 1964, and ending on May 7, 1975 ...
North and South Vietnam therefore remained divided until the Vietnam War ended with the Fall of Saigon in 1975. After 1976, the newly reunified Vietnam faced many difficulties including internal repression and isolation from the international community due to the Cold War, Vietnamese invasion of Cambodia and an American economic embargo. [1]
A U.S. government depiction of the military situation in South Vietnam in early 1964. 2 January. United States Marine Corps (USMC) Major General Victor H. Krulak, along with a committee of experts asked to advise on the war, submitted a recommendation to President Johnson for a three phase series of covert actions against North Vietnam.
He said he was a little boy during the Vietnam era but remembers the images vividly. He believes the war defined an era of American history and changed the attitude of the nation for its future.
After President Bill Clinton visited Vietnam in 2000, a new era of Vietnam began. No other U.S. leader had ever officially visited Hanoi and Clinton was the first to visit Vietnam since U.S. troops withdrew from the country in 1975. [173] Vietnam has become an increasingly attractive destination for economic development.
US and allies' withdrawal from Vietnam. Communist takeover of South Vietnam. Reunification of Vietnam into Socialist Republic of Vietnam. Ho Chi Minh Lê Duẩn: Battle of Ap Bac – 1963; Battle of Ia Drang – 1965; Battle of Ba Gia – 1965; Battle of Binh Gia – 1965; Battle of Đồng Xoài – 1965; Battle of Long Tan – 1966; Battle of ...
Protesters clash during a demonstration against the United States' involvement in the Vietnam War held in front of the White House in Washington on May 11, 1970 and following a shooting at Kent ...