Asia Pacific, 01 Apr 1968: Vietnam War
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Political map of East Asia and the Western Pacific on 01 Apr 1968 (The Cold War in Asia: Vietnam War), showing the following events: Gulf of Tonkin incident; Gulf of Tonkin Resolution; Project 596; Independence of Singapore; Cultural Revolution; Tet Offensive.

S o v i e t U n i o n

I n d o n e s i a

People's

Republic of

China

Mongolia(Sov. sat.)

M a l a y s i a

Solomon Is.(UK)

Papua &
New Guinea(Aus. terr.)

Irian
Barat(Indon. adm.)

Ryukyu Is.(US adm.)

S.Vietnam(US pres.)

Brunei(UK prot.)

P. Timor(Port.)

Nat. China
(Taiwan)

American
Samoa(US)

Gilbert

Islands(UK)

Ellice Is.(Br.)

Tokelau(NZ terr.)

Phoenix Is.(UK)

Marshall

Islands(US)

Northern

Mariana

Islands(US)

M i c r o n e s i a(US T.T.)

Paracel Is.(S.Viet. ctrl)

Spratly Is.(disp.)

Bonin Is.(US occ.)

Volcano Is.(US occ.)

International
Date Line

2 Aug 1964Gulf of Tonkin incident:
naval clash between
N.Vietnam & US

10 Aug 1964US begins escalation of
its military involvement
in Vietnam

Oct 1964China tests its first
nuclear device

9 Aug 1965Singapore independent
of Malaysia

May 1966–Sep 1971Cultural Revolution
sweeps China

Jan–Sep 1968Tet Offensive: Communist
attacks across S.Vietnam

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