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Geneva Accord
The Geneva Accords ended fighting in Korea and set borders for North and South Vietnam as well as Laos and Cambodia. -
Assassination of Diem
Ngo Dinh Diem was the president of South Vietnam up until his assassination in a military coup in 1963. -
Gulf of Tonkin Resolution
The Gulf of Tonkin Resolution allowed the president to take any measures to prevent further aggression from the North Vietnamese military. -
LBJ orders first troops to Vietnam
The first marines were ordered to Vietnam originally to protect an airbase in Da Nang. -
Tet Offensive
The Tet Offensive was a North Vietnamese military campaign whos goal was to target and attack dozens of cities in South Vietnam. Although a overall failure, media outlets portrayed it as a massive victory for the North. -
My Lai Massacre
US troops in South Vietnam targeting communist groups in South Vietnam killed hundreds of innocent civilians in the streets. -
Richard Nixon is elected president
In November of 1968, Richard Nixon was elected as president. On January 20, 1969, he would be inaugurated as the 37th President of the United States -
Nixon's Vietnamization Policy
Vietnamization was the plan to end US involvement in Vietnam. It would include bringing all troops back home and ending all bombing raids and let Vietnam sort itself out. -
Nixon Ordered Troops to Cambodia
The invasion of Cambodia's main goal was to cut off the Ho Chi Minh trails and to indirectly help South Vietnam fight the North. -
Hard Hat Riot
Construction workers and office workers attacked over 1000 students protesting the Vietnam war in New York City. Over 100 people were injured. -
Nixon goes to China
After decades of negotiations, relations between China and the US got to a point where we could send our president to China and ended almost 25 years of hostilities between the two nations. -
Nixon's Christmas Bombing
After peace talks with Vietnam fell apart, Nixon announced a massive bombing campaign that would target Hanoi and Haiphong. -
Paris Peace Accords
The Paris Peace Accords was an agreement to end the fighting in Vietnam and establish peace. -
Nixon Resigns
After spying scandals at Watergate came out, Richard Nixon decided to resign in face of an impending impeachment. Gerald Ford would take his place. -
Saigon Falls
On April 30, 1975, communist forces from North Vietnam entered and captured the city of Saigon, the capitol of South Vietnam.