The Vietnam Era

By EdTally
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    The Vietnam Era

  • Vietnam Became Free

    Vietnam Became Free

    Political
    It gave Vietnam its Freedom
  • 56 Day Battle at Dien Bien Phu

    56 Day Battle at Dien Bien Phu

    Political
    Vietnam fully won freedom from france
  • First Vietnam Protest

    First Vietnam Protest

    Social
    People were arguing that they should get out of Vietnam
  • Diem was Assassinated

    Diem was Assassinated

    Political
    Allowed Communism to enter the country
  • JFK Was Assassinated

    JFK Was Assassinated

    Political
    The U.S. unfortunately lost a president who looked to stop what was happen in Vietnam without going in there
  • The Gulf of Tonkin

    The Gulf of Tonkin

    Social
    It got more Americans to agree to go into Vietnam and help
  • Lyndon B Johnson inaugural address

    Lyndon B Johnson inaugural address

    Social
    He said he was not sending troops into Vietnam
  • Johnson Ordered First Troops in Vietnam to Protect an Airbase

    Johnson Ordered First Troops in Vietnam to Protect an Airbase

    Political
    Johnson needed to protect this base to use it for future pruposes
  • Nguyen Cao Ky Seized Power

    Nguyen Cao Ky Seized Power

    Political
    He gained power and help them join Communism
  • American Base in Pleiku was Attacked

    American Base in Pleiku was Attacked

    Political
    This made the U.S take action against Vietnam
  • The Tet Offensive

    The Tet Offensive

    Economical
    It threw the U.S off and made them support the troops more
  • Lyndon Johnson Says he Will Not Run for Reelection

    Lyndon Johnson Says he Will Not Run for Reelection

    Political
    He knew the war was not popular in the U.S so he did not run again
  • Nixon was Elected President

    Nixon was Elected President

    Political
    The U.S needed a president that could take the pressure off the war
  • Vietnamization was Introduced

    Vietnamization was Introduced

    Social
    Made U.S citizens happy because it brought soldiers back from Vietnam
  • The Watergate Scandal

    The Watergate Scandal

    Social
    People did not trust the government more than ever
  • 60000 troops remained in Vietnam

    60000 troops remained in Vietnam

    Social
    It showed that they were slowly leaving Vietnam
  • The Paris Peace Accords was Signed

    The Paris Peace Accords was Signed

    Political
    It officially took to U.S out of the war
  • U.S Involvement in Vietnam Ends

    U.S Involvement in Vietnam Ends

    Political
    The U.S goes home losing the war
  • North Vietnam Invades Saigon

    North Vietnam Invades Saigon

    Political
    All of Vietnam is Communinst