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Geneva Accords
This marked the event of a settlement that ended the first Indochina war. France agreeded to withdraw its troops and cease fire. -
Vietnamene Immigration
As North Vietnam conquered South Vietnam, many residents fled their homes in search of a safer place to live. -
Land Reforms
North Vietnam began killing and torturing its residents because of Ho Chi Minh extreme land reforms. -
Vietnam War Efforts
President Eisenhower meets wtih president Diem on U.S. soil. Eisenhower reaffirmed Diem of U.S. help. "The cost of defending freedom, of defending America, must be paid in many forms and in many places, military as well as economic help is currently needed in Vietnam." -
Revolution
With the purpose to unite all of Vietnam, Ho Chi Minh started a war. This was the beginning of the second Indochina war. -
The Beginning of War
Two American military advisors are killed in what would become known to Americans as the Vietnam War. -
John F. Kennedy as President
"We shall pay any price, bear any burden, meet any hardship, support any friend, oppose any foe, to insure the survival and the success of liberty." -
Neutrality
The U.S. and 13 other nations signed a pact of neutrality which prohibited the invasion of Laos. -
South Vietnam president is executed
President Ngo Dinh Diem was assaninated which caused a celebration by many people in South Vitnam but also a political chaos. -
Jonh F. Kennedy's Assasination
President Kennedy is killed while riding around in Dallas, Texas. -
USS Maddox Warship
The U.S. bombed North Vietnam after a second assault on the USS Maddox was reported -
The Turning Point
By the end of 1967, there were 540,000 American troops in Vietnam, and the military draft was set to call up 302,000 young men in the coming year, which was an increase of 72,000, -
White troops protesting
On this date, fifteen members of the Americal Division wore black armbands while they were on patrol the that symbol antiwar protestors wore in the U.S. -
Walter Cronkite
He had been a war correspondent during World War II and had reported from Vietnam during America’s early involvement. In 1972 a poll determined he was "the most trusted man in America." -
Saigon Finally Falls
This date marks the day that the war In Vietnam ends.
