Vietnam War Project

By,William Quinlan & Dana Whelan

Advisory Phase

Ho chi minh

He was a key figure in the foundation of the Democratic Republic of Vietnam in 1945, as well as the People's Army of Vietnam (PAVN) and the Viet Cong (NLF) during the Vietnam War until his death in 1969

JFK

Kennedy made it clear that he would continue the policy of the former President, Dwight Eisenhower, and support the government of Diem in South Vietnam. Kennedy also made it plain that he supported the ‘Domino Theory’ and he was convinced that if South Vietnam fell to communism, then other states in the region would as a consequence.

The Domino Theory

‘Domino Theory’ was made by JFK and he was convinced that if South Vietnam fell to communism, then other states in the region would as a consequence.

1957 Guerilla Warfare begins

Communist leaders like Mao Zedong and North Vietnamese Ho Chi Minh both implemented guerrilla warfare giving it a theoretical frame which served as a model for similar strategies elsewhere

Ho Chi Minh Trail

Vietcong

Operation Ranch-Hand

Buddhist Immolation

Saigon

Ngo Dinh Diem

Americanization Phase

Operation “Rolling Thunder”

Anti-War Rally

My Lai Massacre

Teach-Ins

MLK shot 1968

Operation Gray CloudOperation Gray Cloud was the unofficial name of an unregulated mission conducted to create good relations between American soldiers and Montagnard Vietnamese in the village of Dak Nhe.

Tet Offensive

The purpose of the offensive was to utilize the element of surprise and strike military and civilian command and control centers throughout South Vietnam, during a period when no attacks were supposed to take place.

Agent OrangeAgent Orange is the code name for one of the herbicides and defoliants used by the U.S. military as part of its warfare program, Operation Ranch Hand, during the Vietnam War from 1961 to 1971

Vietnamization Phase

Nixon

Until spring 1968 Nixon believed the U.S. would win the Vietnam War. Only when he heard of Johnson beginning to withdraw, he accepted that the war could not be won by the U.S..

Ford

One of Ford's greatest challenges was dealing with the continued Vietnam War. American offensive operations against North Vietnam had ended with the Paris Peace Accords, signed on January 27, 1973. The accords declared a cease fire across both North and South Vietnam, and required the release of American prisoners of war.

Nixon’s Secret Bombing of Cambodia

Kent State Massacre

Pentagon Papers

Nixon visits China

Operation Menu and the Cambodian campaign, 1969–1970

There were two unintended effects of the Cambodian incursion: First, it pushed the PAVN deeper into Cambodia, which destabilized the country. Second, it forced the North Vietnamese to openly support its despised allies, the Chinese-

In 1971 the U.S. authorized to carry out an offensive operation aimed at cutting the Ho Chi Minh Trail in southeastern Laos. Besides attacking the PAVN logistical system the operation would be a significant test of Vietnamization

Lam Son 719

Easter Offensive Vietnamization received another severe test in the spring of 1972 when the North Vietnamese launched a massive conventional offensive across the Demilitarized Zone. Beginning on March 30, the Easter Offensive quickly overran the three northernmost provinces of South Vietnam

Operation Linebacker IIOperation Linebacker II was a US Seventh Air Force and US Navy Task Force aerial bombing campaign, conducted against targets in the Democratic Republic of North Vietnam during the final period of US involvement in the Vietnam War