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Japan and French Loose controll
Japan had surrendered during war. Ho chi minh had organized a revolt against French control and won. -
Brown vs Board of Education
This is a huge case in Supreme Court and was one of the stepping stones for equal rights. -
Indo China war
Vietnam had forced French to surrender and french had lost control over Vietnam. -
Eisenhower Sends Military
Eisenhower decided to send military into South Vietnam. This was to protect them from North Vietnam. -
Gulf of Tonkin
North Vietnam torpedoed US boats that were actually destroyers. -
Viet Cong attacks
In this attack Viet Cong had attacked an Us army base in Pleiku South Vietnam, killing 8 americans. -
MLK Jr. Assassinated
Martin Luther King Jr. was assassinated in Tennessee. His death caused mass riots everywhere. -
JFK assinated
JFK was a liked president and because of his death Lyndon B Johnson came to office. -
Nixon Elected to Office
When Nixon was elected to office he was elected by the silent majority. -
Vietnam War Inflation
The Vietnam war caused mass inflation and caused for lots of unemployment and a freeze was put on payments. -
Cambodia Attack
Nixon had decided to send troops to Cambodia mainly just to attack. -
Economic Issues
The Vietnam War spending led to economic issues in america and cause inflation, pay cuts, and a freeze on payments. -
Nixons visit to china
Doing this, Nixon is trying to improve our relations with with China. -
Nixon and North Vietnam
This just causes more war and Nixon had just unleashed troops and bombs. -
Paris Peace Accords signed
Signing this the US wanted the troops from North Vietnam out of South Vietnam, Us then started bombing but then removed their troops. -
Troops Taken out of Vietnam
US troops were finally taken out and sent home from Vietnam. -
Watergate scandal
Nixon was proved guilty during this scandal so in cause of this he resigned. -
Deportation of Democratics
South Vietnamese citizens were deported to avoid conflicts and thousands were saved because of this. -
Vietnam Adjustments
During the Vietnam war the Americans had been completely devastated by the death total. -
South Vietnam Falls To Communism
South Vietnam had fell to the control of communist control of North Vietnam.