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Vietnam Declares Independence
Ho-Chi-Minh makes declaration speech, and uses quotes from the US constitution. -
Geneva Accords are Assembled
This agreement seperated Vietnam into a North and a South territory. -
President Eisenhower is Re-Elected
President Eisenhower is re-elected after beating out Adlai Stevenson. -
Ho-Chi-Minh Trails begin Usage
Only the year is known. The trails were a group of roads and trails that also ran through Laos and Cambodia. They were created to provide military support. -
NLF is Organized
The National Liberation Front is organized. This political and militarial organization was also referred to as the Viet Cong. It fought the US. -
JFK is Elected
John F. Kennedy was ecpected president. He was the first Catholic president. -
JFK is assasinated and LBJ becomes president
Kennedy is assinated and pronounced dead 4 hours later. Lyndon B. Johnson is sworn in as president while on Air Force One. -
Gulf of Tonkin Incident
The USS Maddox engaged 3 North Vietnamese Navy torpedo boats. A sea battle resulted in 4 deaths, none of which were american. -
Gulf of Tonkin Resolution
This Resolution gave congress approval for expansion of the Vietnam War by Lyndon B. Johnson. -
LBJ is Re-Elected
President Lyndon B. Johnson is re-elected by a wide margin over Barry Goldwater. -
President Johnson is Re-Elected
President Lyndon B. Johnson is re-elected for a second term after he became president after JFK's assasination. -
Operation Rolling Thunder Begins
This was a bombing camaign created by the US against the Democratic Republic of North Vietnam. -
First US ground troops reach Vietnam
3,500 US Marines land in South Vietnam, These are the first troops to arrive in Vietnam. -
Viet Cong Launch Tet Offensive
The Viet Cong launch a campaign of surprise attacks against military and civilian command centers in South Vetnam. -
My Lai Massacre
US army soldiers murdered 347-504 unarmed vietnamese men, women and children. Only one soldier was convicted. -
Nixon is Elected President
President Richard Nixon is elected president. -
Vietnamization
President Nixon made a speech on Vietnamization. His goal was to train South Vietnamese troops. This would allow US soldiers to come home. -
Vietnam Moratorium Committee stages largest DC protest
500,000 demonstraters against the war silently walked through DC protesting the war. -
Nixon Orders Invasion of Cambodia
This invasion was made to defeat 40,000 Viet Cong and PAVN North Vietnamese troops. This goal was to be accomplished by a series of attacks, bombings and battles. -
Four Students are Killed in Anti-War Protest
Four students were killed and 9 were injured at a Kent State University anti-war protest. This was held to protest the invasion of Cambodia. The Ohio National Gaurd was called in to keep the peace.When the guard felt threatened they fired shots into the crowd and injured/killed 13 young men and women. -
US Ends Involvement in War
The American troops are withdrawn. Nixon gives end of war speech. A ceasfire with North Vietnam is created, and they release all of their American hostages -
Paris Accords
This created peace in Vietnam and ended the war. -
War Powers Act
This act was vetoed by President Nixon. This act would of given him full military control. Thos cartoon demonstrates the three positions taken by the US public. Nixon was a dove. -
South Vietnam Surrenders to Comunist
The Communist forces moved into Saigon. The North Vietnamese communist troops were declared victorious over the non communist South Vietnamese troops. South Vietnam surrendered to North Vietnam and became communist.
