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The U.S Drops the Atomic Bomb.
The U.s drops the Atomic Bomb during the end of World War II -
China offers to help Vietnam
China sends aids and ships to help the Vietnam. -
Declares War on Vietnam
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The French Leave Vietnam
The French were forced to leave Vietnam because they were defeated. -
China offers to help Vietnam again.
They sent over more aid and ships. -
Communist's attack Vietnam
Communist attack in South Vietnam -
Kennedy was elected President
He was the youngest president, and also the first Catholic president. -
Cuban missile crisis
a 13-day confrontation between the United States and the Soviet Union -
Diem was overthrown and assassened
After the overthrow of his government by South Vietnamese. Diem and his brother were captured and killed by a group of soldiers. -
Kennedy assassened
He was shot in Dallas, Texas by Lee Harvey Oswald. He was with his wife Jacqueline, Texas Governor John Connally, and his wife, in a presidential motorcade -
Gulf of Tonkin incident
North Vietnamese torpedo boats attacked the USS Maddox in the Gulf of Tonkin. -
First American troops Arrive in Vietnam
The first U.S. combat troops arrive in Vietnam as 3500 Marines land at China Beach -
Nixon was elected president
He was elected President in 1968, won re-election in 1972, and resigned in 1974 after the Watergate scandal. -
Last American troops leave Vietnam
This ended the involvement with Americans in the Vietnam War -
The last Americans leave Vietnam
Two months after the signing of the Vietnam peace agreement, the last U.S. combat troops leave South Vietnam -
President Nixon resignes
He was the first president in American history to resign. With impeachment against him for being involved in the Watergate affair.
