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TIMELINE OF VIETNAM WAR
During 1880, Vietnam is rule by the French for few decades. Then in 1940, Japan started to invade Indochina. Indochina countries are Vietnam, Laos and Cambodia. But in the year of 1945, Japan was defeated by the World War II allies and starting in 1946, the Indochina war has begun. Not only that, in 1946 also, France recognize Vietnam as a free state within French Union. A negotiation between the French and Vietminh are held but the negotiation breakdown when the Democratic Republic of Vietnam launches its 1st attack against French.
Then U.S started from that moment onwards send aids to backed French. In 1954, French was defeated and the Geneva Convention Agreements is announced. One of the issues that have been agreed …show more content…
In the same year, another incident happen name the My Lai Massacre. In 1969, the Vietnamization policy has been introduced. Gulf of Tonkin incident is happen when one of the U.S destroyer ship known as the USS Maddox clashed with the North Vietnamese fast attack craft. The result of this incident, the Congress of United Sates of America give an authorization to the President who at that time was President Lyndon B. Johnson for the use of the conventional military force without the formal declaration of war in Southeast Asia. It gives the President the authorization to do whatever necessary to assist any member of protocol state of Southeast Asia. From that moment onwards, it depicts the mass American military force enter the South Vietnamese. Next, is the Tet Offensive incident. It is launched on January 30, 1968 and is one of the largest military campaigns of the Vietnam War. It is name as Tet Offensive because on the day of the first major attacks happen, it is a Tet holiday or known as the Vietnam New Year. The North Vietnamese force attacks more than 100 towns and cities including 36 out of 40 provincial …show more content…
It is an incident where hundreds of innocent people were killed in a mass killing incident. A total number of 347 to 504 were killed in this incident and not only that some women were raped and their bodies are mutilated. This mass killing is done by the U.S army from company C. This mass killing happened in Son My village in Son Tinh District of South Vietnam. This incident happened due to the wrong information deliver. Colonel Henderson ordered the officer to go in aggressively, and be closed to the enemy and finally wipe them out for good because at that time it is reported that the North Vietnamese army force is hiding in that village. But Lieutenant Barker ordered the U.S army force to burn all the houses, kill livestock and destroy food supplies. 26 U.S soldiers of Company C were found guilty and been charged with criminal offense but only Lieutenant William Calley Jr. a platoon leader was convicted. He was found guilty for killing 22
TIMELINE OF VIETNAM WAR
During 1880, Vietnam is rule by the French for few decades. Then in 1940, Japan started to invade Indochina. Indochina countries are Vietnam, Laos and Cambodia. But in the year of 1945, Japan was defeated by the World War II allies and starting in 1946, the Indochina war has begun. Not only that, in 1946 also, France recognize Vietnam as a free state within French Union. A negotiation between the French and Vietminh are held but the negotiation breakdown when the Democratic Republic of Vietnam launches its 1st attack against French.
Then U.S started from that moment onwards send aids to backed French. In 1954, French was defeated and the Geneva Convention Agreements is announced. One of the issues that have been agreed …show more content…
In the same year, another incident happen name the My Lai Massacre. In 1969, the Vietnamization policy has been introduced. Gulf of Tonkin incident is happen when one of the U.S destroyer ship known as the USS Maddox clashed with the North Vietnamese fast attack craft. The result of this incident, the Congress of United Sates of America give an authorization to the President who at that time was President Lyndon B. Johnson for the use of the conventional military force without the formal declaration of war in Southeast Asia. It gives the President the authorization to do whatever necessary to assist any member of protocol state of Southeast Asia. From that moment onwards, it depicts the mass American military force enter the South Vietnamese. Next, is the Tet Offensive incident. It is launched on January 30, 1968 and is one of the largest military campaigns of the Vietnam War. It is name as Tet Offensive because on the day of the first major attacks happen, it is a Tet holiday or known as the Vietnam New Year. The North Vietnamese force attacks more than 100 towns and cities including 36 out of 40 provincial …show more content…
It is an incident where hundreds of innocent people were killed in a mass killing incident. A total number of 347 to 504 were killed in this incident and not only that some women were raped and their bodies are mutilated. This mass killing is done by the U.S army from company C. This mass killing happened in Son My village in Son Tinh District of South Vietnam. This incident happened due to the wrong information deliver. Colonel Henderson ordered the officer to go in aggressively, and be closed to the enemy and finally wipe them out for good because at that time it is reported that the North Vietnamese army force is hiding in that village. But Lieutenant Barker ordered the U.S army force to burn all the houses, kill livestock and destroy food supplies. 26 U.S soldiers of Company C were found guilty and been charged with criminal offense but only Lieutenant William Calley Jr. a platoon leader was convicted. He was found guilty for killing 22