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Who Started The Vietnam War?

Similar question: Which president started the Vietnam War? The First Indochina War ended with the French failure in the efforts to re-colonize Vietnam. In July 1954, the Geneva Accords were designed as an attempt... Continue reading

How did the Vietnam War start?

On May 07, 1954, Viet Minh forces won the Battle of Dien Bien Phu and ended French involvement in Indochina. This victory led to the Geneva Conference where the French and Viet Minh negotiated... Continue reading

When did the Vietnam War start?

Why did the Vietnam War start?

Gulf of Tonkin Incident

When was the Vietnam war?

Tribute to Women Served in Vietnam

Laos & Cambodia Incursion

Tet Offensive

LBJ Goes to War

Tactics & Strategies

What was Nixon’s Vietnamization Policy?

Vietnamization was a policy of the Nixon administration during the Vietnam War soon after President Nixon took office in January 1969. The plan was... Continue reading

Why did Search & Destroy fail in Vietnam?

Similar Question: How successful were the tactics search and destroy? Were Search & Destroy missions effective? Search and Destroy or Seek and Destroy (S&D) was an... Continue reading

What was Australian Tactics in Vietnam war?

Strategic Hamlet Program

How effective was the Vietnamization?

National Liberation Front: From Guerrilla Attacks to Conventional Warfare

The Controversy of Phoenix Program

Major Battles

The Fall of Saigon

What were major Battles of the Vietnam War?

Why was the Tet Offensive the turning point of the Vietnam War?

Operation Rolling Thunder

Operation Linebacker II – The Christmas Bombing

On the Home Front

Vietnam POWs

On August 5, 1964, President Lyndon Johnson ordered Operation “Pierce Arrow” – the first U.S. air operation against North Vietnam in response to the Gulf of Tonkin Incident. The... Continue reading

The Pentagon Papers

Vietnam Veterans Memorials

Watergate Scandal Summary

Counterculture

Vietnam War Draft

Vietnam War Soldiers

Key People & Terms

Credibility Gap

When the United States first sent their troops to Vietnam on March 8, 1965, many Americans supported that military effort. 61 percent of Americans said no when asked if... Continue reading