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Diem
It had become clear that for South Vietnam to remain stbale, Diem would have to go. On November 1, 1963, a U.S.-supported military coup toppled Diem's regime. Against Kennedy's wishes, Diem was assassinated. A few weeks later, Kennedy, too, fell to an assassin's bullet. The United States presidency -- along with the growing crisis in Vietnam --now belonged to Lyndon B. Johnson. -
Kennedy and Vietnam
By the end of 1963, 16,000 U.S. military personal were in South Vietnam -
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Vietnamization
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Gulf of Tonkin
A 1964 newspaper headline announces the U.S. military's reaction to the Gulf of Tonkin incident. -
New Movements
In 1964, the Free Speech Movement gained prominence in some parts of the United States -
The Movement Grows
In April of 1965, SDS helped organize a march on Washington D.C., by some 20,000 protestors. By November of that year, a protest rally in Washington drew more than 30,000. -
More soldiers
By the end of 1965, the U.S. government had sent more than 180,000 Americans to Vietnam. -
Taxes
In August of 1967, President Johnson asked for a tax increase to help fund the war and keep inflation in check. -
More and More soldiers
By 1967, the number of U.S. troops in Vietnamhad climbed to about 500,000 -
M.L.K. jr.
Martin Luther King jr. was assasinated -
John F. Kennedy
John F. Kennedy was assasinated -
Nixon
Richard M. Nixon is elected as president -
Withdrawl
U.S. troops begin to withdrawl from South Vietnam
