-
US Militiary Aid
The US supplied military aid to France -
Eiseinhower in office
-
Geneva Confrence
It temporarily divided Vietnam along the 17th parallel -
Kennedy
-
L. Johnson in Office
-
Operation Rolling Thunder
Fighting alongside South Vietnam, it was a campaign to substain the bombing against North Vietnam. -
March on Pentagon
-
Tet Offensive
On the Vietnamese New Year, Vietcong and the North Vietnamese launched a surprise attack against all American airbases in South Vietnam, using guerrilla fighters, -
Teach-ins
College campuses began teach-ins -
Nixon in Office
-
Vietnamization
It was the gradual cutting back of American troops in Vietnam Nam -
Negotiations
Negotiations between US and North Vietnam -
Tonkin Resolution
Congress was angry and repealed the Gulf of Tonkin Resolution because it gave the president complete power directing the war in Vietnam. On August 2nd 1964, President Johnson asked for it to be authorized and the Senate passed in in 1964. -
26th Amendment
Gave voting rights to allcitizens 18 and older the right to vote -
Christmas Bombing
Nixon intiatiates Christmas bombing -
U.S. Withdrawal of Troops
Nixon announced the withdrawal of 25,000 soldiers while increasing air strikes against North Vietnam and the bombing of Vietcong sanctuaries. -
Evacuation
The evacuation of the last Americans in Nam -
War On Powers Act
Congress reestablished limits on executive power -
Cease Fire
Nixon signed the ceasefire, creating the gradual withdrawal of troops -
Kent State
The National Guard solders, armed with tear gas and rifles, fired on demonstrates and killed four students while injuring nine others
