How many years have passed since the Vietnam war?

Answer 1

AnswerThe Vietnam War was the prolonged struggle between nationalist forces attempting to unify the country of Vietnam under a communist government and the United States (with the aid of the South Vietnamese) attempting to prevent the spread of communism. Engaged in a war that many viewed as having no way to win, U.S. leaders lost the American public's support for the war. Since the end of the war, the Vietnam War has become a benchmark for what not to do in all future U.S. foreign conflicts.

• 1957-1963 - North Vietnam and the Viet Cong fight South Vietnamese troops. Hoping to stop the spread of communism in Southeast Asia, the U.S. sends more aid and military advisors to help the South Vietnamese government. The number of U.S. military advisors in Vietnam grows from 900 in 1960 to 11,000 in 1962

• 1964-1969 - By 1964, the Viet Cong, the Communist guerilla force, has 35,000 troops in South Vietnam. The U.S. sends more and more troops to fight the Viet Cong and North Vietnamese, with the number of U.S. troops in Vietnam peaking at 543,000 in April 1969.

• August 2, 1964 - Gulf of Tonkin - The North Vietnamese fire on a U.S. destroyer anchored in the Gulf of Tonkin.

• August 5, 1964 - President Lyndon B. Johnson asks Congress for the power to go to war against the North Vietnamese and the Communists for violating the Geneva Accords against South Vietnam and Laos. The request is granted August 7, 1964

• January 30, 1968 - Tet Offensive - The North Vietnamese launch a massive surprise attack during the festival of the Vietnamese New Year, called Tet. The attack hits 36 major cities and towns in South Vietnam.

• March 16, 1968 - My Lai Massacre - About 400 women, children and elderly men are massacred by U.S. forces in the village of My Lai in South Vietnam.

• April 1970 - Invasion of Cambodia during Richard Nixon Presidency

• February 8, 1971 - Invasion of Laos - Under orders from President Nixon

• January 27, 1973 - A cease-fire is arranged after peace talks.

• March 29, 1973 - The last American ground troops leave.

• April 30, 1975 - South Vietnam surrenders to North Vietnam as North Vietnamese troops enter Saigon, now called Ho Chi Minh City.

From the above you may chose the Vietnam war date and how many years had passed since this war.

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