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Vietnam War Timeline: 1945 - 1975
1945
The end of WWII and the declaration of independence of the Democratic Republic of Vietnam
1946
The outbreak of war in Indochina
1947 - 1949
The return of Bao Dai, the unification of Vietnam and the Communist's victory in China
1950
The introduction of U.S. military aid to Indochina, the start of the Korean War and attacks on French forts along Chinese border
1951 - 1952
Red River Delta battles and the death of General de Lattre de Tassigny
1953
The Navarre Plan and the occupation of Dien Bien Phu
1954
The fall of Dien Bien Phu, the Geneva agreement and Ngo Dinh Diem's rise to Prime Minister
1955
The U.S. training mission and the dethronement of Bao Dai
1956 - 1957
The introduction of TERM and the attempt to assassinate Diem
1958 - 1960
The construction of the Ho Chi Minh Trail, the increase in MAAG advisors and the failed coup d’état against Diem
1961 - 1962
Kennedy's decision to substantially increase material and advisory support to South Vietnam, the Declaration on the Neutrality of Laos and the Cuban missile crisis
1963 - 1964
Coup d’état against Diem and the Tonkin Gulf Resolution
1965
Rolling Thunder, U.S. troop buildup and the battle of the Ia Drang Valley
1966
Bombing of North Vietnam intensifies
1967
Construction of the McNamara Line
1968
The Tet offensive and the siege of Khe Sanh
1969 - 1970
The death of Ho Chi Minh, the raid on Son Tay and the first U.S. troops withdrawals
1971 - 1972
The acceleration of troop withdrawals, the Easter Offensive, peace talks and the Christmas Bombing
1973 - 1975
The Paris Peace Pact and the fall of Saigon
Casualties
Number of military casualties in the 1st and 2nd Indochina wars
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