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Domino Theory
During a news conference Dwight Eisenhower talked about the Domino theory. If one country falls to communism then the rest will fall -
Geneva Conference
The Geneva Conference divided Vietnam into north and south. -
Vietnam War starts
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Ho Chi Minh Trail
Secret Jungle passageway that North Vietnam soliders could take to get close to Saigon. -
Ap Bac
The Battle of Ap Bac and was near the hamlet of Ap Bac. It was the first major battle -
Gulf of Tonkin
Is where they thought North Vientamese boats torpedoed the USS Maddox at the Gulf of Tonkin -
Operation Rolling Thunder
America’s sustained bombing campaign against North Vietnam Operation Rolling Thunder." Operation Rolling Thunder. Web. 07 May 2012. <http://www.historylearningsite.co.uk/operation_rolling_thunder.htm -
Tet
"Viet Cong attacked numerous cities and towns, American bases and even Saigon" Wars and Battles Fall of Saigon April 1975.â Online Highways 1page. Online. Internet. 25 May 2008. Available Http://www.u-s-history.com/pages/h1880.html." Major Battles of Vietnam War. Web. 04 May 2012. http://vietnamwarapus.tripod.com/id3.html. -
Martin Luther King Jr
6:01 pm a sniper assassinated Martin Luther King Jr. He was only thirty-nine years old when he was assassinated. -
Richard Nixon
Richard Nixon became the 37th President -
Ricard Nixon inaurgation
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FaL78W0rUHY' >Richard Nixon Inauguration</a> -
Vietnamization
Hoped that South Vietnam would continue to keep fighting after Nixon took office -
Kent State
National Guard soldiers shot and killed four and wonded nine protesters at Kent State in Ohio. -
26th Amendment
The 26th Amendment lowered the voting age to 18. -
Americans
Americans at that time wanted war to end. They didn't know why they were fighting at all. -
US Withdrawl of troops
two months after US signs the Vietnam Peace Agreement American troops take out the last troops. -
War Powers Act
The US withdrew from fighting in Vietnam. -
Richard Nixon
The last day that president Richard Nixon was in office for president. -
Gerald R Ford
Gerald R Ford became the 38th president after Nixon resigned -
South Vietnam surrender
South Vietnam surrendered to North Vietnam at Saigon
