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Ho chi minh helped by oss Original Source Link: (May no longer be active)    http://www.nwc.navy.mil/CNCSCaseStudies/lectures/VietnamChronology.doc http://www.nwc.navy.mil/CNCSCaseStudies/lectures/VietnamChronology.doc 1919 - Vietnamese in Paris (including Ho Chi Minh) unsuccessfully attempt to present a homeland independence document to Versailles Peace Conference 1925 - Ho founds Marxist Revolutionary Youth League of Vietnam, VNQDD (Vietnamese Nationalist Party) forms in opposition 1930 - Ho Chi Minh founds Communist Party of Vietnam in Hong Kong, French crush VNQDD during a revolt near Hanoi 1932 - Bao Dai returns from France to reign as emperor of Vietnam under the French. Sep-40 - Vichy French troops defeated by invading Japanese forces--allow Japanese troops to occupy Indochina May-41 - Ho Chi Minh founds Viet Minh, a united front to resist Japanese and French 1942 - Ho travels to China seeking aid--is imprisoned for 13 months Mar-45 - Japanese install Bao Dai as head of ‘independent" Vietnam 1945 - OSS Team parachutes into Northern Vietnam to save ill Ho Chi Minh Aug-45 - Japan surrenders, Bao Dai abdicates after a general uprising led by the Viet Minh. 2-Sep-45 - Ho Chi Minh establishes Democratic Republic of Vietnam 12-Sep-45 - 200,000 Chinese Nationalists occupy North, British land in Saigon--British, French and Japanese troops resist Viet Minh Nov-46 - Ho Chi Minh’s attempt to negotiate end to French rule fails, French shell Haiphong Mar-46 - Chinese withdraw, French land troops in North Vietnam Dec-46 - Viet Minh conduct first major attack against French Jan-50 - Communist China begins support of Viet Minh Feb-50 - U.S. recognizes Bao Dai government, Vietnam split between Communist-controlled North and anti-communist South Aug-50 - U.S. Military Assistance Advisory Group arrives--U.S. assumes half of cost of French war in Indochina 20-Mar-54 - JCS/NSC propose massive U.S. airstrikes, mining Haiphong and a parachute assault at Dien Bien Phu 29-Apr-54 - After learning of British Prime Minister Churchill’s opposition, President Eisenhower denies the U.S. planned air strikes May-54 - French defeated at Dien Bien Phu--U.S. now pays 80% of cost of the conflict Jun-54 - Bao Dai names Ngo Dinh Diem as prime minister (wife is Madame Nhu) Jul-54 - Geneva Conference partitions Vietnam declares 17th parallel a DMZ allows free travel between north & south for 300 days--900,000 flee NVN for the south Sep-54 - Manila Treaty establishes SEATO Oct-54 - Viet Minh establish control of Hanoi and NVN 1955 - U.S. backed Diem government establish Republic of Vietnam with Diem as president 1960 - NLF founded 1963 - President Kennedy signs executive order authorizing draft deferments for fathers and married men 16-Jun-63 - Buddhist opposition intensifies, first Buddhist monk immolates himself in Saigon, six more monks and nuns follow--Madame Nhu refers to the incidents as barbecues and offers to supply the matches 1-Nov-63 - Diem & Madame Nhu assassinated 22-Nov-63 - President Kennedy is assassinated 20-Jun-64 - William Westmoreland assumes command of MACV 7-Jul-64 - Maxwell Taylor becomes U.S. ambassador to South Vietnam Aug 2-4, 1964 - Tonkin Gulf Incident--USS Maddox attacked by NVN torpedo boats 7-Aug-64 - Congress passes Tonkin Gulf Resolution allows president to take necessary measures to repel further attacks and to provide military assistance to any SEATO member. President Johnson orders bombing of NVN Aug-65 - President Johnson issues executive order ending draft exemptions for men married after August 26, 1965 2-Mar-65 - Rolling Thunder begins 8-Mar-65 - First U.S ground troops (Marines) arrive in SVN Jun-65 - Generals Ky & Thieu overthrow government of SVN Oct-66 - Cultural Revolution begins Jun-67 - Military Selective Service Act of 1967 limits graduate school deferments Sep-67 - Thieu wins presidential election Oct-67 - First mass anti-war demonstration in Washington (50,000) 21-Jan-68 - Battle of Khe Sanh begins 23-Jan-68 - USS Pueblo is seized by North Korea 25-Jan-68 - Johnson mobilizes 14,801 reservists in 28 units (Navy Reserve & Air National Guard/Reserve)--4 units deploy to Vietnam 31-Jan-68 - Tet Offensive begins 4-Mar-68 - DOD presents Johnson an "A to Z" reassessment of U.S. strategy in Vietnam asking for a call up of 260,000 reservists 16-Mar-68 - My Lai massacre 31-Mar-68 - Johnson announces he will not seek reelection--halts bombing of NVN north of 20th parallel--approves 24K reserve call-up 13-May-68 - 22,786 U.S. reservists are mobilized--about half deploy to Vietnam in units or as individuals 10-Jun-68 - Creighton Abrams assumes command of MACV 31-Oct-68 - Rolling Thunder(bombing of NVN) ends May-69 - Battle of Hamburger Hill 20-May-69 - Paris Peace Talks begin 8-Jul-69 - Nixon announces first troop withdrawals 3-Sep-69 - Ho Chi Minh dies 26-Nov-69 - Draft law amended to phase out student deferments and initiate a lottery Nov-69 - 250,000 attend anti-war demonstrations in Washington Dec-69 - First draft lottery Apr 30 ,1970 - U.S. & SVN troops invade Cambodia 4-May-70 - Kent State protests ("Four Dead in Ohio") Feb-71 - SVN troops invade Laos 24-Apr-71 - Largest civil protest in U.S. history in Washington with 750,000 marching May 10-Oct 23 1972 - Linebacker I 28-Jun-72 - Nixon announces that no more draftees will be sent to Vietnam Dec 19-30 1972 - Linebacker II 27-Jan-73 - Draft ends 27-Jan-73 - U.S., SVN, & NVN sign Paris Peace Accords Feb 12 -Apr 1, 1973 - 591 U.S. POWs repatriated 29-Mar-73 - Last U.S. combat troops leave SVN 30-Apr-75 - Saigon falls to NVN, SVN surrenders Apr-76 - Zhou Enlai dies--Gang of Four prevents gathering in Tiananmin Square 9-Sep-76 - Mao dies--Gang of Four suppressed--ending Cultural Revolution Dec-78 - Vietnam invades Cambodia--topple Pol Pot regime Jan-79 - Chinese attack Vietnam over border disputes and Cambodian invasion--seize several provincial cities Mar-79 - Chinese withdraw, over 10,000 dead on each side--10-year border war begins (mostly artillery duel) Jun-80 - Vietnam attacks northern Thailand over Thai support to Khmer Rouge, withdraws after inflicting nearly 500 casualties Jan-Mar 1988 - China invades Spratly Islands, Vietnamese Naval resistance is defeated--Vietnam acquiesces to Chinese occupation 1988 - Vietnam begins cooperating with U.S. over MIA accounting Dec-89 - Last Vietnamese forces leave Cambodia, Chinese and Vietnam end border war Apr-91 - U.S. establishes MIA office in Hanoi Feb-94 - U.S. lifts trade embargo with Vietnam Jul-95 - U.S. normalizes relations with Vietnam, Vietnam joins Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN)

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