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1945 Japan surrendered to the Allies
Japanese representatives signed the official Instrument of Surrender, prepared by the War Department and approved by President Harry S. Truman. -
1965 Stemming the Tide
a critical chapter in the Vietnam conflict, the first eighteen months of combat by the U.S. Army's ground forces. -
1966-1967 Taking the Offensive.
Taking the Offensive chronicles the onset of offensive operations by the U.S. Army after eighteen months of building up a credible force on the ground in South Vietnam and taking the first steps toward bringing the war to the enemy. -
1968 Tet and Shifting Views
The role of the January 1968 Tet Offensive is generally considered decisive for this shift in public opinion, marking a turning point in U.S. politics and for the first time since World War II confronting the United States with the limits to its own power. -
1969-1971: Vietnamization
As U.S. troop strength and capabilities declined, the United States worked toward building South Vietnam's military capacity through a program known as “Vietnamization.” It would remain a constant question over the remaining years of the administration, whether the South Vietnamese could build the combat capability -
1972-1974 Negotiations and Passing the Torch
In January 1973, the U.S. signed the agreement as the Paris Peace Accords. The main effect of the accord was to usher the United States out of the war. -
1975 The Fall of Saigon
The fall of Saigon was the capture of Saigon, the capital of South Vietnam, by North Vietnam on 30 April 1975 -
1982 Vietnam Veteran's Memorial dedicated in Washington, DC
The Vietnam Veterans Memorial is located on the National Mall in Washington, DC; it is north of the Lincoln Memorial and the Reflecting Pool. It honors U.S. men and women who served in the Vietnam War. This falls in political because of societies take into it.