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Geneva Conference
Conference starts
It was about a attempt to find a way to unify Korea and discuss the possibility of restoring peace in indchina -
Geneva Conference
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orders more help for the South Vietnamese government
. U.S. backing includes new equipment and more than 3,000 military advisors and support personnel. -
American Helicopters land in vietam
troops land in vietam -
Tonkin Resolution
President Johnson signed the Gulf of Tonkin Resolution giving johnson power to do what ever it takes to defend southeas Asia -
China Bombs
China, , North Vietnam's neighbor and ally, successfully tests an atomic bomb. -
Bombing
A Vietcong-placed bomb explodes in a hotel in Qui Nonh, killing 23 American servicemen. -
Rolling Thunder starts
After a series of delays, the first bombing raids of Rolling Thunder are flown. -
Operation Rolling Thunder
It was to force North Vitnam to stop supporting Vietcong guerrillas in the south. -
Victory
In the first major battle of the Vietnam War, the United States scores a resounding victory. -
largest troop deployment
U.S. forces launch Operation Crimp. Deploying nearly 8,000 troops, it is the largest American operation of the war. The goal of the campaign is to capture the Vietcong's headquarters for the Saigon area. -
Operation Birmingham
In Operation Birmingham, more than 5,000 U.S. troops, backed by huge numbers of helicopters and armored vehicles, sweep the area around north of Saigon -
Helicpopter attack
In one of the largest air-mobile assaults ever, 240 helicopters sweep over Tay Ninh province, beginning Operation Junction City. The goal of Junction City is to destroy Vietcong bases and the Vietcong military headquarters for South Vietnam, -
Tet Offensive
The guerrilla fighters attacked virtually all the American airbases in the south Vietnam and the most of the South's major cities and provincial capital. -
U. S withdrawl of troops
President Nixon met with President Nguyen Van Thieu about 25,000 U.S leaving -
Kent State University
Soldier killed 4 students wounded 9 others -
26th Amendment
It gave 18 year olds the right to vote -
War Power Act
It was a way to reestablish some limits on executive power between the president and congress -
South Vietnam Surrenders
