Vietnam War

By kstephan

  • America's involvement in Vietnam begins

    America's involvement in Vietnam begins
    America's military began their involvement when President Truman gave $15 million in aid to the French. By 1954, the U.S. was providing 80% of their war supplies.

  • Eisenhower's Domino Theory

    Eisenhower's Domino Theory
    Eisenhower compared a row of dominoes being knocked over to the spread of communism. The loss of Southeast Asia posed an issue for the U.S. due to their relience on trade with countries in Southeast Asia.

  • Geneva Conference

    Geneva Conference
    Representatives from the United States, the Soviet Union, the People’s Republic of China, France, and Great Britain met in Geneva to discuss and resolve the issues in Vietnam. The Geneva Accords included a cease-fire along the 17th parallel

  • U.S. Supported coup of Diem

    U.S. Supported coup of Diem
    President Ngo Dinh Diem was overthrown and captured. With encouragement from U.S. officials, Diem was assassinated. Kennedy however did not support the decision.

  • Operation Rolling Thunder begins

    Operation Rolling Thunder begins
    Operation Rolling Thunder consisted of air strikes in North Vietnam. Preident Johnson also sent 50,000 ground troops to battle Vietcong.

  • Nixon wins the election

    Nixon wins the election
    Richard Nixon won the presidential election against Hubert Humphrey. He promised "peace with honor" in Vietnam.

  • Pentagon Papaers printed in NY

    Pentagon Papaers printed in NY
    The Penatgon Papers were a top-secret overview of the government's involvement in Vietnam. Daniel Ellsberg leaked the papers to The New York Times, publicizing the deception of the Johnson administration.