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The Vietnam War Begins
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The Vietnam War Begins
Began in 1954 after the rise to the power of Ho Chi Minh and his communist Viet Minh party in North Vietnam, and continued against the backdrop of an intense Cold War between the United States and the Soviet Union. More than 3 million people were killed (half vietnamese civilians). By 1969 more than 500,000 U.S. military personnel were involved in the Vietnam conflict. In 1975, communist forces seized control of Saigon, ending the Vietnam War. -
Bay of Pigs
January 1st, 1959, Fidel Castro led his army into Havana and overthrew General Fulgencio Batista, Cuban American- backed president. For the next two years America made plans to try and push Castro out of power. In April 1961, the CIA launched what many thought was a definitive strike. A full scale invasion of 1,400 American trained Cubans who fled from their home when Castro took power. The invasion did not go well, the Cubans were badly outnumbered by Castro’s troops and were defeated within 24 -
Berlin Wall Created
August 13th, 1961, East Germany built a barbed wire concrete wall known as a “antifascist bulwark” between East and West Berlin. The Purpose of the wall was to keep western fascists from undermining the socialist state. The primary objective of the wall was to arise mass alienation of East and West. The wall stood until November 9th, 1889 when an ecstatic crowd attacked the wall with hammers and pics. -
Cuban Missile Crisis
October 1962, 13 day political and military standoff over the installation of nuclear-armed Soviet missiles on Cuba, just 90 miles off the U.S shores. On October 22nd, 1962 President John F. Kennedy informed Americans about the presence of missiles. Kennedy explained his decision to enact a naval blockade around Cuba. America made it known that they were ready to use military force if necessary. -
Limited Test Ban Treaty
Issued in 1963, impeded testing of nuclear weapons in the atmosphere, underwater, or in outer space, but it didn’t ban underground tests. The treaty allowed explosions as long as it was outside of the territorial limits of State. It was in order to end contamination of mankind. -
Hotline Established
Because of the 1962 Cuban Missile Crisis the hotline was established in 1963, encrypted messages by telegraph and radio were too tedious for the almost “ all-out nuclear war” between the US and the USSR , so Kennedy’s administration thought that creating a direct hotline between Washington and Moscow would be a quicker, more careful way of communication. How it would work: Kennedy would relay the message to the Pentagon ( via phone) and it would arrive to the Kremlin within minutes and be encryp -
Gulf of Tonkin Resolution
Congress passed on August 7th 1964, allowing President Johnson to take any measures needed in order to keep peace and security within and between US and Southeastern Asia. -
Tet Offensive
On Jan. 31, 1968, 70,000 North Vietnamese and Viet Cong forces launched the Tet Offensive, a coordinated series of fierce attacks on more than 100 cities and towns in South Vietnam. -
Nuclear Non-proliferation Treaty
Opened for signature 1968 , enforced 1970 , international treaty to prevent spread of nuclear weapons and technology weapons, to promote careful and non-violent use of nuclear energy, set a goal of nuclear disarmament -
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Nuclear Non-proliferation Treaty
Opened for signature 1968 , enforced 1970 , international treaty to prevent spread of nuclear weapons and technology weapons, to promote careful and non-violent use of nuclear energy, set a goal of nuclear disarmament -
Vietnamization
President Richard Nixon introduced a new strategy called Vietnamization in 1969, that was aimed at ending American involvement in the Vietnam War by transferring all military responsibilities to South vietnam.
