Starting in 1858, the french colonized and controlled most of southeast asia and began to utilize their valuable resources. What temporarily divided vietnam along the 17th parallel. Vietnam in war has a total running time of one hour and 43 minutes. However, the us begun direct military action in vietnam in 1964 until 1973. In reality, it was an international war between the french at first and then the united states and its allies on the side of south vietnam, and the communist bloc on the side of north vietnam. Vietnam in war by joris ivens,marceline loridan ivens. Weve also included a brief vietnam war history article which is a concise article describing the origins of the war and some of the main events. Truman sides with france truman aids france in its war to recolonize vietnam the beginning of a 25year involvement we must sacrifice to our last drop of blood to save our country.
The battlefield vietnam website provides a useful vietnam war timeline and history of the war. The 19th parallel is 19 degrees north of the equator and diveds north and south vietnam. A communist, ho chi minh waged a guerrilla war against the. Seventeenth parallel, the provisional military demarcation line established in vietnam by the geneva accords 1954. The line did not actually coincide with the 17th parallel but ran south of it, approximately along the ben hai river to the village of bo ho su and from there due west to the laosvietnam border. Decision was made to dived vietnam along hte 17th parallel. In 1965, joris ivens, a 70yearold dutch documentary filmmaker, spent 2 months in north vietnam above the 17th parallel of the demilitarized zone to examine the extraordinary resistance of the vietnamese people to the devastation of war. Powered by create your own unique website with customizable templates.
Vietnam war powerpoint presentation linkedin slideshare. The vietnamese advance to the south coincided with new challenges to the north. July 1945 following the defeat of nazi germany, world war ii allies including the u. In 1407 the chinese ming dynasty, which had overthrown mongol rule in 68, occupied vietnam. New video on the vietnam war, focused on us point of view.
The demarcation line did not exactly coincide with the 17th parallel but ran south of it, approximately along the b. Ho chi minh, president of the democratic republic of vietnam, 1946 at the end of world war ii, ho chi minhthe vietnamese communist leaderseized an opportunity to escape decades of french rule. Michael kozoll, william sackheim, sylvester stallone, david morrell kitap. Extending for 3 miles 5 km on either side of the demarcation line was a. Vietnam, the third and largest portion of the former french colony, was divided roughly along the 17th parallel. Vietnam at war 1968 civilians are the focus in this vietnam war documentary that examines the lives and showcases the thoughts of the north vietnamese people. The 17th parallel division between north and south vietnam was the result of a chinese proposal at the geneva conference of 1954 which ended the french war in vietnam. Vietnam war 17th artillery regiment 17th artillery. The north becomes the democratic republic of vietnam, a. Vietnam in war is a french documentary film from the year of 1968. Get premium, high resolution news photos at getty images.
This demarcation line was provided by geneva accords of 1954. This led to the viet minh and french meeting in geneve to discuss ternms for ending the war. Lz doris k, c battery 217 196970 lz schuler 217 196768 c battery 196869. The 17th parallel was a provisional military demarcation line that divided the north and south vietnam. South vietnam is the commonly used name for the former vietnamese state that existed from 1954 to 1976 in the portion of vietnam that lies south of the 17th parallel. It crosses africa, asia, the indian ocean, the pacific ocean, central america, the caribbean and the atlantic ocean the parallel is particularly significant in the history of vietnam see below at this latitude the sun is visible for hours, 9 minutes during the summer solstice and. Vietnam in war is a 1968 french documentary film directed by joris ivens. In order to disarm the japanese in vietnam, the allies divide the country in half at the 16th parallel. There are more useful vietnam war sites listed at the end of this page. Contentsshow 1945 march the japanese establish an independent vietnam under the leadership emperor bao dai between march 9 and 11. Located in southeast asia, vietnam is rich in resources such as coal, iron ore, petroleum, mercury and tin. North vietnam was situated to the north of the 17th parallel. The vietnam war was a cold warera military conflict that occurred in vietnam, laos, and cambodia from 1 november 1955a 1 to the fall of saigon on 30 april 1975. The answer to the question above is therefore letter d.
It spans the period from postworld war ii to the end of the first indochina war. Vietnam war timeline history of war in the 20th century. This war followed the first indochina war and was fought between north vietnam, supported by its communist allies, and the government of south vietnam, supported by the united states. September on september 5, ho chi minh leads the vietminh to hanoi and. The dividing line between north vietnam and south vietnam as established by the 1954 geneva conference. Why was vietnam divided at the 17th parallel answers. A french colony, indochina made up of vietnam, laos, and cambodia had been occupied by the japanese during the war.
Potsdam conference under auspices of truman, stalin and new british p. This timeline is an abbreviated version of the more detailed timeline posted on the public. Viet minh communist forces got the north, while the french and vietnames forces loyal. The line did not actually coincide with the 17th parallel but ran south of it, approximately along the ben hai river to the village of bo ho su and from there due west to the laos vietnam border. Although the film contains some scenes of the north. What follows is an accurate timeline of the events leading up to, during and following the vietnam war. At the geneva conference, the country is partitioned at the 17th parallel as an interim stage. The film sets out to show the effects of the american bombing campaign on the vietnamese people, who were mainly peasant farmers. Before the vietnam war began, the vietnamese had experienced the first indochina war or the antifrench war from december 1946 to august 1954. January 27, 1973 the paris peace accords are signed that provide a temporary ceasefire between north and south vietnam. The vietnam war lasted from 1 november 1955 to 30 april 1975, officially between north vietnam north vietnam and south vietnam south vietnam.
Where the frence were defeated by the north vietnamese communist forces. Establishment of this very political demarcation line has formed followed by peace negotiations to the settlement of separation of vietnam into two halves. In 1941, a vietnamese nationalist movement, the viet minh, was formed by their leader ho chi minh 18901969 to resist the occupiers. The us involvement in vietnam had begun as early as 1950 when harry truman sent military advisors to aid the french. The vietnam war started in the 1950s, according to most historians, though the conflict in southeast asia had its roots in the french colonial period of the 1800s. The 17th parallel was established by geneva accords of 1954. If you would like to suggest an event or date or this timeline, please contact alpha history. Chinese to accept japanese surrender in the north, and british to accomplish the same in the south.
Seventeenth parallel demarcation line, vietnam britannica. The united states does not accept the agreement, neither does the government of bao dai. This vietnam war timeline has been compiled by alpha history authors. August on august 15, the japanese surrender and thus ending world war ii. Giaps plan for the first few years of the war was to wage a lowlevel insurgency against french authority, mostly in the north. The north vietnamese cross the demilitarized zone dmz at the 17th parallel to attack south vietnam in what became known as the easter offensive. The film examines the effects of american bombing raids during the vietnam war, and how most of the blast radii affected simple farmers and peasants. Take a look at five of the most influential technological developments to come out of the vietnam war. The man in charge of the north vietnams military strategy for the entire vietnam war years was vo nguyen giap, considered by many to be one of the most capable military strategists of the twentieth century. Robert c cottrell examines the conflict in vietnam as a nationalistic fight to eliminate the artificial divisions. B battery 217 196869 photos courtesy of richard hambley. The causes of the vietnam war trace their roots back to the end of world war ii.
Secret understanding divides vietnam at 16th parallel north. The 17th parallel was buffered by a demilitarized zone, or dmz, between the two countries agent orange. It was a military demarcation line that was established by the geneva accords it separated vietnam into southern and northern lands. Vietnamese resistance vietnam at war the french indochina war dienbienphu a divided vietnam the americanization of the war wars end and the aftermath accessrestricteditem. In 1956 elections were to be held to reunite the country under a single government. Province to the village of bo ho su and from there due west to the laos.
During some months, the dutch movie director ivens and some north vietnamese colleagues filmed the life of north vietnamese peasants under the menace of heavy american bombardments. Release dates 6 also known as aka 7 release dates belgium 12 july 1968 tv premiere usa 26 september 1968. What role did the 17th parallel play in the vietnam war. Please note that such historical articles can be quite subjective. The northern portion, with its capital at hanoi, was governed by the communist viet minh party, whose leader was a veteran communist, ho chi minh 18901969. The vietnam war also known as the second indochina war and the american war in viet nam was an outgrowth of conflicts between the colonizing french forces in vietnam supported by bao dais vietnamese national army vna and the communist forces led by. The 17th parallel north is a circle of latitude that is 17 degrees north of the earths equatorial plane.