1959 ⟶ Vietnam War Begins

November 1: Beginning of the Vietnam War, which lasts until ...
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🕊️ First Indochina War Officially Concludes

August 1: First Indochina War ends.⟶
First Indochina War Officially Concludes (1954)
Cold WarDecolonizationIndochinaNationalismMilitary Conflict
VietnamVietnamFranceFranceLaosLaosCambodiaCambodia

🇻🇳 Vietnam War Begins

November 1: Beginning of the Vietnam War, which lasts until 1975.⟶
Vietnam War Begins (1959)
Cold WarVietnam WarCommunismContainmentGuerrilla WarfareHo Chi MinhUnited States Foreign PolicyAnti-War Movement
VietnamVietnamUnited StatesUnited StatesSoviet UnionSoviet UnionChinaChinaLaosLaosCambodiaCambodia

⚔️ Laotian Civil War Begins

Laotian Civil War begins.⟶
Laotian Civil War Begins (1959)
Civil WarCold WarCommunismAnti-CommunismVietnam WarInsurgency
LaosLaos

💥 Gulf of Tonkin Incident Escalates U.S. Involvement in Vietnam War

August 2: The Gulf of Tonkin incident led to the escalation of U.S. military involvement in the Vietnam War.⟶
Gulf of Tonkin Incident Escalates U.S. Involvement in Vietnam War (1964)
Vietnam WarCold WarUnited States MilitaryMilitary Intervention
United StatesUnited StatesVietnamVietnam

💥 Tet Offensive in South Vietnam

January – September: The Tet Offensive occurs in South Vietnam.⟶
Tet Offensive in South Vietnam (1968)
Vietnam WarCold WarInsurgencyGuerrilla WarfareMilitary StrategyHo Chi MinhSouth Vietnam
VietnamVietnamUnited StatesUnited States

🇻🇳 Saigon Falls: End of the Vietnam War

April 30: The Fall of Saigon ends the Vietnam War.⟶
Saigon Falls: End of the Vietnam War (1975)
Vietnam WarCold WarCommunismAnti-War MovementMilitary InterventionGeopoliticsUnited States Foreign PolicyDecolonization
VietnamVietnamUnited StatesUnited States