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Establishment of the Vietcong
The National Liberation Front (NLF), also called the Viet Cong, is established in South Vietnam. -
Ngo Dinh Diem
Ngo Dinh Diem, the South Vietnamese Presidetn was executed. -
Gulf of Tonkin
North Vietnamese ships attached two American ships sitting in international waters (Gulf of Tonkin incident). -
Gulf of Tonkin Resolution
As a result of the Gulf of Tonkin incident, Congress passed the Gulf of Tonkin Resolution which gave the President a lot more power than he used to have. -
Operation Rolling Thunder
United States bomb North Vietnam. -
Troops in Vietnam
First of U.S. troops arrive in Vietnam -
Removing the Troops
Presidetn Nixon orders the first removal of U.S. troops from Vietnam. -
Bombing Cambodia
Nixon announced that American troops will be attacking enemy locations in Cambodia. -
Cease-Fire
Paric Peace Accords are signed causing a cease-fire. -
South Vietnam Surrenders
South Vietnam surrenders to be a Communist country, and on July 2, Vietnam is unified as a whole country (The Socialist Republic of Vietnam).