-
28 matches to Vietnam
Annam. 2000BC Kingdom in north Vietnam 1883 French protectorate.
Bao Dai. 1913-97. Vietnamese Emperor 1922-45.
Champa. 2-15C Vietnamese kingdom. 5-6C China. 1471 Vietn dest.
Dien Bien Phu, Battle. 1954. Decisive Vietnamese victory; ends French rule.
Dinh Bo Linh. -979. Emperor, reunified Vietnam, gained independence from China.
Ho Chi Minh. 1890-1969. North Vietnamese Communist President 1945-.
Indochina War. 1946-54. Vietnamese Communists vs French and British occupying forces. =First Vietnam War.
Johnson, Lyndon. 1908-73. US president 1963-9. Great Society program. Education Act. Medicare. Vietnam War.
Kent State Massacre. 1970. Ohio National Guardsmen kill 4 student anti-Vietnam War demonstrators.
Khmer Rouge. 1960-79. Cambodian Communists. Overthrew Lon Nol, creating Kampuchea 1975. Forced relocations, torture, executions. Millions killed. 1979 Overthrown by Vietnamese. 1982-95 guerilla war. 1995 Amnesty. Pol Pot.
Le. 1428-1788. Annam dynasty in Vietnam. Gained independence from China.
Le Duc Tho. 1911-90. Vietnamese Communist leader, revolutionary. Paris Peace Conference. (Refused)
My Lai Massacre. 1968. US troops kill all residents of Vietnamese village. Calley.
National Liberation Front. 1960- Vietcong organization for unification of Vietnam. 1969 Provisonal government. 1975 Conquered South Vietnam. 1976 Joined National United Front.
Ngo Dinh Diem. 1901-63. Repressive anti-communist. First President of South Vietnam 1954-. Killed in coup.
Nguyen. 1802-1945. Last Vietnam dynasty.
Nguyen van Thieu. 1923-. South Vietnam president 1967-75.
Nixon, Richard. 1913-94. US president 1969-74. Hiss investigation. Checkers. China relations. Vietnam cease-fire. Watergate. Pardoned.
Seventeenth Parallel. 1954-76. Divided North/South Vietnam.
Sino-French War. 1883-85. France wins control of Vietnam.
Tay Son Rebellion. 1771-88. Vietnam. Tay Son brothers take power. 1788-93. Defeat invading Chinese. Social reforms.
Tet Offensive. 1968. Giap-led Vietcong attack 100 South Vietnamese cities, proof of strength creates US disenchantment with war.
Tonkin Resolution. 1964. Congress approves US forces in Vietnam.
Viet Cong. 1954-75. Communist guerillas seeking to reunify Vietnam.
Viet Minh. 1941-51. Communist nationalist coalition vs French in Vietnam.