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Vietnamese Independance
Ho Chi Min Declares Vietnamese Independence -
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Vietnam War Timeline
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Domino Theory
President Dwight D. Eisenhower outlines the Domino Theory -
French Leave Vietnam
The last French soldier leaves Vietnam -
John F. Kennedy
John F. Kennedy is elected president -
Kennedy was Assasinated
President John F. Kennedy was assasinated by Lee Harvy Oswald -
Lyndon B. Johnson
Lyndon B. Johnson became president only a few hours after John F. Kennedy was assasinated -
Gulf of Tonkin
The expansion of the vietnam war -
America Arrives
First American Combat troops arrive in Vietnam -
Richard Nixon
Richard Nixon becomes president -
Watergate Scandal
Richard Nixon stealing secret documents -
End of Draft
The Selected Service announced that there would be no more drafts for the war -
Americans Leave Vietnam
The last American Soldiers leave Vietnam -
Gerald Ford
Gerald Ford becomes president shortly after Richard Nixon resigns in his presidency -
Richard Nixon Resigns
Richard Nixon Resigns from presidency due to the Watergate Scandal and not wanting to be impeached -
WAR ENDS
The last bit of Americans leave Vietnam and the war is officially over
