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American soldiers kill civilians at my lai
American forces searching for enemy troops in an area with strong vietcong presence came upon the village of my lai -
Peace talks stall
Nixon took office in January, his peace delegation firmly believed they could break the impasse. -
American troops in Cambodia
Nixon attempted to break the stalemate by ordering a ground attack on north Vietnamese army and Vietcong bases in Cambodia -
Violence erupts at kent state
National Guardsmen to discharged a volley of gunfire into a group of protesters and killing four youths -
Nixon normalizes relations with china
China invited an American table-tennis team to play against its athletes. This small action demonstrate China's willingness to talk -
Pentagon papers undermine public trust
The term referred to classified government history of American's involvement in Vietnam -
Détente with the soviet union
Soviet leader Leonid Brezhnev feared that improved U.S-Chinese relations would isolate Russia. Therefore, he invite Nixon to visit Moscow -
The war finally ends
Congress pressed Nixon to bring troops home. Many believed that to win reelection, he had to end the war -
Congress passed the warpower act
The act restricted the president's war-making power -
American troops leave Vietnam
The United states, south Vietnam, north Vietnam, and the Vietcong signed the Paris peace accord -
Saigon falls
Minor fighting escalated when north Vietnam launched an offensive against the south -
Southeast Asia suffers further turmoil
Upwards of 2 million Cambodian were executed or died in labor camps -
Veterans return home to mixed reactions
Vietnam veterans memorial, dedicated in Washington, D.C, stands for men and women who served and died in Vietnam