Independence Hall Association
U.s. History: The Vietnam War
An overview of the Vietnam War, including how the United States became involved, the eventual antiwar movement, and the outcome.
Other
The Vietnam Wars: The Geneva Accords
This brief section of a larger work on the Vietnam War discusses the basic purpose and guidelines of the Geneva Accords.
Library of Congress
Loc: Law: War Powers
Find the reasoning behind the War Powers Act, passed over President Nixon's veto in 1973. Presidential actions taken during the Vietnam War were the impetus for Congress to make a declaration of war more codified. See the times...
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Us History: 1945 1980: The Vietnam War
Learn about the war that enmeshed the United States in a battle against communism in Southeast Asia for more than twenty years.
PBS
Pbs American Experience: Vietnam Online
A PBS website that describes the events and people of the Vietnam War. Includes a timeline of the era.
John F. Kennedy Presidential Library & Museum
Jfk Presidential Library and Museum: The Cold War
This site discusses the United States' struggle to halt the spread of Communism at the height of the Cold War.
University of Illinois
University of Illinois: A Vietnam War Timeline
This site houses a timeline of the events that took place before, during, and after the completion of the Vietnam war.
A&E Television
History.com: How the End of the Vietnam War Led to a Refugee Crisis
The fall of Saigon in April 1975 marked the close of the war, but also the beginning of one of the largest and longest refugee crises in history. Over the next two decades -- from 1975 to 1995 -- more than three million people fled...
University of Pennsylvania
Draft Resistance in the Vietnam Era
Analysis of number of men who resisted the draft during the Vietnam War, the types of evasion, and the reasons they gave for resisting.
Siteseen
Siteseen: American Historama: End of the Vietnam War
Provides a summary and detailed facts about the reasons for the end of the Vietnam war.
US Army Center
U.s. Army Center of Military History: The u.s. Army in Vietnam
This site gives an in-depth look at the U.S. Army action during the Vietnam War. To find more information about Diem's overthrow, look under the section labeled 635.
History of American Wars
History of American Wars: Vietnam War Timeline: Causes
A detailed timeline showing the events leading up to and during the Vietnam War. Begins in 1802 with French involvement in Vietnam and continues up to the bombing of North Vietnam by the United States in 1965.
History of American Wars
History of American Wars: Vietnam War Facts (1965 1973)
Explore the history of the Vietnam War. Discover how events unfolded in North and South Vietnam that led to America's decision to enter the war.
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Us History: 1945 1980: Vietnam War
A quick comprehension check over the Vietnam War.
History of American Wars
History of American Wars: Vietnam War Weapons
Discussion of the variety of weapons used in the Vietnam War including ground forces, rifles, grenades, surface to air missiles, armor, machine guns, and artillery.
History of American Wars
History of American Wars: Vietnam War Casualties
Statistical data detailing the human toll of the Vietnam War. Lists casualties by country, race, state, gender, service component, grade, year, and more.
The History Place
The History Place: The Bitter End of the Vietnam War
This History Place timeline series discusses the Paris Peace Accords and the United States' attempts to withdraw from Vietnam.
PBS
Pbs News Hour: Carter's Pardon
Here is a look back on the aftermatch of the Vietnam War. Some thoughts from experts on the issue of Jimmy Carter's pardon of Vietnam draft dodgers.
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: Primary Source Set: The Things They Carried by Tim O'brien
This collection uses primary sources to explore Tim O'Brien's novel, The Things They Carried.
Smithsonian Institution
National Portrait Gallery: The Presidency and the Cold War
View videos, photograph, and renderings of American presidents and their foreign counterparts in this image-rich examination of the post-World War II environment and the cold war that followed it. Includes a review of key foreign-policy...
National Archives (UK)
National Archives Exhibit: The Cold War
This resource enables the viewer to explore various events and topics of the Cold War through learning games, primary documents, and a tour through an interactive bunker.
Flow of History
Flow of History: The Height of the Cold War (1957 72)
The events surrounding the Cold War at its very height are the focus. Text plus a colored graphic flowchart make the topic visually appealing and of interest to both students and educators.
Ohio State University
E History: Maps and Images of the Vietnam War
Select "Vietnam War" from the TOPIC drop-down menu to access maps and photographas which chronicle the Vietnam War. Shows how the war started with the French and how the North Vietnam conducted the war.