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Hiroshima
The United Sates droped an atomic bomb on Hiroshima; killing 75,000 people injured 100,000. -
MAAG
This is when the first arrival of the Military Assistance Advisory Group in Saigon. -
Vietnam War begins
The Vietnam War began November 1, 1955. The Vietnam War started when US President Eisenhower did not want communision to take over the American society. -
Training for VIetnam War
The Military Assistance Advior Group (MAAG) were held responsible for helping the forces of South War prepare for war. -
U.S. Soliders
U.S troops in Vietnam- 184,300
Killed in action- 1,363
Wounded in action- 7,645 -
Soilders in war
Troops in Vietnam- 536,100
Killed in Action- 30,160
Wounded in Action- 192,850 -
Soliders In War
Troops In Vietnam- 475,200
Killed In Action- 40,024
Wounded In Action- 262,796
*58,132 Americans lost in Vietnam War
*3 Million soliders came home -
Kent State Shooting
Four Kent State students were killed and nine were injured by the Ohio national guardsmen; Those students were performing an Anti- Nixon protest. -
Christmas Bombing
The Nixon administration targets North VIetnam's cities, Hanoi and Haiphong, by releasing 20,000 tons bomb raids at there citizens. -
Ending of Vietnam War
On April 30,19757 the presidential pallace were captured in Saigon and that ended the Vietnam War