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Start of the Indochina War
France declared Vietnam as a free state in their union, Vietnam later attacks France. -
U.S. sends money to France
The United States sends approximately 15million dollars to France to assist them. -
End of Indochina War
The Indochina War never really ended, it more just turned into the Vietnam War. Geneva Convention Agreements were not agreed by U.S. -
Start of the war
The Vietnam war began after the rise of the Communist power in North Vietnam. -
John F. Kennedy Becomes President
John F. Kennedy (JFK) was elected president becoming the 35th President of the United States. -
Assassination of Ngo Dinh Diem
The President of the Republic of Vietnam was assassinated as well as his brother and led to the end of the alliance between him and the U.S. -
JFK assassinated
JFK was assassinated by Lee Harvey Oswald in Dallas, Texas. -
Gulf of Tonkin Incident
The U.S. destroyer the USS Maddox was patroling when three Vietnamese torpedo boats attacked the ship. -
Gulf of Tonkin Resolution
Lyndon B. Johnson and South Vietnam resolved the incident of the Gulf of Tonkin Resolution. -
Start of Operation Rolling Thunder
Gradual and continuous aerial bomb campain. -
Operation Cedar Falls Starts
The main goal of this operation was to destroy the iron triangle. -
End of Operation Cedar Falls
The Operation ended with many deaths (most Vietnamese) and great strides in breaking the iron triangle. -
Lyndon B. Johnson speaks out
LBJ speaks out about not running for re-election. -
End of Operation Rolling Thunder
There were many complaints about the operation and therefore there were many hearings on it; the operation then ended. -
Richard Nixon elected President
Richard Nixon is elected President becoming the 37th President of the United States. -
Pentagon Papers published
The Pentagon Papers were published in The New York Times revealing details about the Vietnam war to the public. -
Vietnam War ends
The U.S. troops had been gradually lessening their involvement in the war until they were no longer involved. The war then ended with a North Vietnamese victory.
