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Ho Chin Minh Revolt
Ho Chin Minh Leads a communist revolt against the French Colonial Rule. -
Battle of Dien Bien Phu
Vietminh forces force French soldiers to surrender control over Vietnam. -
President John F. Kennedy is Assassinated
U.S. President John F. Kennedy is shot while in Dallas, Texas. -
Gulf of Tonkin Resolution
Vietnam torpedo boats attack U.S. destroyers , as a result Congress gives the President more power over the military. -
Guerrilla Warfare
North Vietnamese and Vietcong soldiers start using this tactic to raid villages in South Vietnam. -
Tet Offensive
North Vietnamese and Vietcong launch a long series of attacks on South Vietnam -
Doves and Hawks
The U.S. citizens' opinions of the war differed. Hawks supported the war and Doves thought it was unconstitutional. -
Presidential Election of 1968
Lyndon B. Johnson decides not to rerun for U.S. president because of the Problems the U.S. was facing. -
Nixon Becomes President
Richard Nixon begins his first term as the President of the United States. -
U.S. Bombs Communist Camps in Cambodia
President Nixon orders a secret operation for the bombing of Communist bases located in Cambodia. -
Vietnamization
U.S. troops start to gradually withdraw from Vietnam in hope that South Vietnam can assume responsibility for the fighting. -
Moon Landing
Neil Armstrong is the first person to step foot on the moon after Apollo 11 touched down. -
Economic Recession
The Vietnam War took a toll on the U.S. economy making the entire nation suffer from inflation, causing an economic recession that lasted until late November, 1970. -
Kent State Protest
A protest at Kent State leaves 4 students killed by the U.S. National Guard -
Pentagon Papers
Government Officials were traced to have misled U.S. citizens about motives in the Vietnam War -
Napalms and Agent Orange
U.S. agrees to stop using herbicides because of harmful effects to troops and the environment. -
Strategic Arms Limitation Treaty (SALT)
President Nixon signs a treaty with the Soviet Union to limit the number of nuclear weapons each country could have in inventory. -
Paris Peace Accords
U.S. troops officially leave Vietnam, but the North Vietnamese seize control of the country making it communist. -
U.S. troops leave Vietnam
Paris Peace Accords are signed and U.S. troops leave Vietnam. -
Watergate Scandal
Right before the next presidential campaign, Richard Nixon had recorded all conversations in his office. Nixon would resign before he could have been impeached.
