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Conflict East Asia

Vietnam War

1955 CE – 1975 CE · 20 years

The war that broke American confidence — two decades of jungle warfare, napalm, and guerrilla tactics that killed 3 million Vietnamese and 58,000 Americans.

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Belligerents

The main peoples, kingdoms and states involved.

  • North Vietnam & Viet Cong
  • South Vietnam & United States

Key moments

Defining events in the Vietnam War.

  1. 1968 Tet Offensive
  2. 1975 Fall of Saigon

Elsewhere in East Asia at the time

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Landmark · East Asia

Yakushima

3000 BCE – still standing

Polity · East Asia

China

Founded 1945 CE · attested to 2026 CE

Conflict · East Asia

Malayan Emergency

1948 CE – 1960 CE

Landmark · East Asia

Great Wall of China

700 BCE – still standing

Polity · East Asia

Russia

Founded 1263 CE · attested to 2026 CE

Conflict · East Asia

Indonesia-Malaysia Confrontation (Konfrontasi)

1963 CE – 1966 CE

Landmark · East Asia

Ha Long Bay

3000 BCE – still standing

Polity · East Asia

Philippines

Founded 1492 CE · attested to 2026 CE

Dated moments inside this span

Events the timeline places between 1955 CE and 1975 CE.

1963 CE Indonesia-Malaysia Confrontation (Konfrontasi) 1967 CE Cambodian Civil War 1968 CE Moro Conflict 1968 CE Tet Offensive 1969 CE Sino-Soviet Border Conflict

And in the rest of the world

Records running through the same years, on the other side of the map.

Darvaza Gas Crater Landmark · Middle East 1971 CE – still standing Tibet Polity · South Asia 1000 CE – 1960 CE Winston Churchill Figure · Britain 1874 CE – 1965 CE Naxalite–Maoist Insurgency Conflict · South Asia 1967 CE – 2026 CE Cathedral of Brasília Landmark · Americas 1958 CE – still standing Portuguese Guinea Polity · Africa 1474 CE – 1974 CE
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