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Geneva Accords
Diplomats from multiple countries agree that Vietnam would be split into North and South, with the US supporting the South. -
Civil War
Civil War erupts in Vietnam after Ngo Dinh Diem refuses to hold reelections -
Kennedy Takes Office
John F Kennedy is takes office as president. -
Kennedy and Diem Assassinated
Kennedy was assassinated on November 22 and Diem on November 2nd. -
Gulf of Tonkin
North Vietnamese attacked US destroyer boats. -
Gulf of Tonkin Resolution
This resolution gave President Johnson power to send more military force into Vietnam. -
Protests at the Pentagon
100,000 rotestors march on the Pentagon against the emergin war in Vietnam. President Johnson's safety was feared. -
USS Pueblo
North Korean forces captured the USS Pueblo and imprisoned the 83 men for spying. This shocked America. -
TET Offensive
North Vietnamese forces attacked US bases and major South Vietnam cities on the Vietnamese new year, Tet. US/S. Vietnam won. -
My Lai Massacre
American troops killed at least 350 people in the Vietnamese town of My Lai. -
Nixon Wins Presidency
Richard Nixon wins the US Presidential Election, garnering 301 electoral votes. -
Vietnamization
Nixon announces Vietnamization to "expand, equip, and train South Vietnam's forces and assign to them an ever-increasing combat role, at the same time steadily reducing the number of U.S. combat troops". -
Kent State Shootings
Unarmed university students at Kent State protesting the war we fired at by the Ohio National Guard, killing 4 and injuring 9. -
Paris Peace Accords
The Paris Peace Accords ended US involvement in the Vietnam War by signing the Agreement on Ending the War and Restoring Peace in Vietnam. -
Nixon Resigns
After the Watergate scandal, President Nixon resigned from office to avoid impeachment. -
The War Ends
President Dương Văn Minh surrenders in the South Vietnamese city of Saigon, ending the war.
