The Vietnam War and Its Impacts

By bhboehlert

  • France Leaves Indochina

    France Leaves Indochina
    At a meeting in Geneva, Switzerland, France officially decided the area it uu]sed to control known as French Indochina. This left the area free for other countries to influence. (Image url www.nationalmuseum.af.mil)

  • Viet Cong in Small Fights

    Viet Cong in Small Fights
    By 1959, the Viet Cong and South Vietnam were in small firefights. This would be the start of the war.

  • Kennedy Assassinated

    Kennedy Assassinated
    President John F. Kennedy was assassinated so Lyndon B. Johnson was inagurated as president. President Johnson would take a much more aggressive approach towards the war. Many historians believe if Kennedy had remained president, the war would have never escalated as it did. (Image url www.dailymail.co.uk)

  • Gulf of Tonkin Resolution Passed

    Gulf of Tonkin Resolution Passed
    The Gulf of Tonkin Resolution was passed by Congress, which gave President Johnson all the power he wanted to keep peace in southeast Asia. (Image url www.blogs.archives.gov)

  • My Lai Massacre

    My Lai Massacre
    United States soldiers were told to fin Viet Cong in My Lai. They did not find any, but instead massacred over 500 Vietnamese civilians. This hurt the United States' image as, "the good guy." (Image url www.dailymail.co.uk)

  • Nixon Elected

    Nixon Elected
    President Nixon was elected President of the United States. He would scale back troop levels, but also start bombing Cambodia. (Image url www.history.com)

  • United States Starts Bombing Cambodia

    United States Starts Bombing Cambodia
    Richard Nixon started the four year bombing campaign in Cambodia in a attempt to cut off Viet Cong supply routes. This killed many innocent Cambodians so it was very unpopular with the public. (Image url www.crimemagazine.com)

  • Draft Ends

    Draft Ends
    The draft for the Vietnam war ended as the United States lowers its involvement in the war. This is the last draft the United States has had.

  • War Ends

    War Ends
    The last marines leave Saigon as the North Vietnamese take over South Vietnam.

  • Vietnam War Memorial Dedicated

    Vietnam War Memorial Dedicated
    The Vietnam War Memorial was dedicated with the name of every soldier that died or were missing in Vietnam on it. The current number of names is 58,200. (Image url www.wikipedia.org)