Revision Guide: Vietnam War Key Events

A revision guide for GCSE Edexcel History, based on the key events.
Includes a timeline, key people, key terms, the key events and quiz questions.

Topics include:
The beginning of the Vietnam War and Battle of Dien Bien Phu.
The Geneva Accords.
Domino Theory.
Diem and his government.
Opposition to Diem.
Increased involvement under Kennedy.
The Strategic Hamlet Program.
Diem’s persecution of Buddhists.
The Overthrow of Diem.
The Assassination of Kennedy.
The Gulf of Tonkin Incident.
Operation Rolling Thunder.
The Tet Offensive.
The My Lai Massacre and Trial of Lieutenant Calley.
The Nixon Doctrine and Vietnamisation.
Nixon’s appeal to the Silent Majority.
The North Vietnamese Easter Offensive.
Operation Linebacker.
The Paris Peace Accords.
After the USA left Vietnam.