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Creation of the Democratic Republic of Vietnam
Ho Chi Minh, declares independence from the french. becoming the voice of Vietnamese independence, stressing democratic reform, and taking advantage of the intensifying nationalistic feelings in Vietnam. By the time Japan surrendered to the Allies in August 1945, the Viet Minh controlled much of north and central Vietnam -
Battle of Dien Bien Phu
decisive Vietnamese military victory that brought an end to French colonial rule in Vietnam. -
Creation of the 17th parallel between North and South Vietnam
The dividing line between North Vietnam and South Vietnam. Established by Geneva Conference -
Establishment of the National Liberation Front
Vietnamese political organization made to effect the overthrow of the South Vietnamese government and the reunification of North and South vietnam -
Gulf of Tonkin Incident and Resolution
president Johnson had to take measures to promote the maintenance of international peace and security in southeast asia -
Operation Rolling Thunder
President Johnson announces the bombing operation in North Vietnam -
US combat troops arrive in Vietnam
3,500 US marines came ashore at Da Nang as the first wave of the us combat troops into South Vietnam -
Tinker v. Des Moines
Tinker v. Des Moines set the precedent that students have the 1st amendment right -
Tet Offensive
The Tet Offensive consisted of simultaneous attacks by 85,000 troops by the North Vietnamese government -
My Lai Massacre
lieutenant william L. and his platoon murdered at least 300 Vietnamese civilians. -
1968 Democratic National Convention
tens of thousands of Vietnam War protesters battle police in the streets, while the Democratic Party falls apart over an internal disagreement concerning its stance on Vietnam. -
1968 Presidential Election
Nixon won the popular vote by less than one point, but took most states outside the Northeast, and comfortably won the electoral vote -
Woodstock 1969
The country was deep into the controversial vietnam war. Many young people vehmently opposed. This was the era of the civil rights movement. -
Kent State University Protest
Members of the Ohio national guard fired into a crowd of kent state university demonstartors. 4 people were killed and 9 left wounded -
Jackson State College Protest.
state police confronted a group of students outside a campus dormitory. Shortly after midnight, the police opened fire, killing two students and injuring twelve. This event also happened 11 days after the Kent State shooting. -
Pentagon Papers
revealed that the Harry S. Truman administration gave military aid to France in its colonial war against the communist-led Viet Minh. -
Watergate
The Watergate scandal was a major political scandal in the United States involving the administration of President Richard Nixon from 1972 to 1974 that led to Nixon's resignation. -
1973 Paris Peace Accords
The “Agreement on Ending the War and Restoring Peace in Vietnam. signed by the Democratic Republic of Vietnam, the Republic of Vietnam, the Provisional Revolutionary Government and the United States -
United States vs. Nixon
he decision was important to the late stages of the Watergate scandal, when there was an ongoing impeachment process against Richard Nixon. United States v. Nixon is considered a crucial precedent limiting the power of any U.S. president to claim executive privilege. -
Fall of Saigon
he South Vietnamese capital of Saigon fell to the North Vietnamese Army, effectively ending the Vietnam War