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President Diem overthrown and killed
President Diem of South Vietnam was overthrown on November 11, 1963. Following the overthrow, President Ngo Dinh Diem and his brother were captured and killed by a group of soldiers. The death of Diem caused celebration among many people in South Vietnam, but also lead to political chaos in the nation. -
Golf of Tonkin incident
On August 2, 1964, the U.S. destroyer Maddox exchanged shots with North Vietnamese torpedo boats in the Gulf of Tonkin. By the end of the same day, President Lyndon B. Johnson had ordered retaliatory air strikes, and by late 1965 some 180,000 American troops were on the ground, with more on the way. -
American troops arrive at Vietnam
The U.S. government ordered to send troops to Vietnam to support the South. 200,000 troops were in South Vietnam by 1965, and by 1967, 500,000 U.S. troops arrived. -
Tet Offensive
On January 31, 1968, Vietcong troops emerged from underground tunnels to attack a Southern Vietnamese city. This attack was crucial to the Vietnam War, because it weakened U.S. support in the South -
Ho Chi Minh dies
President of North Vietnam, Ho Chi Minh, died of a hearth attack on September 2nd, 1969. His death left his community in sorrow due to his influential impact with his communist views. -
26th Amendment
College students were furious during the Vietnam War because they were able to be drafted but they didn't have suffrage or the right to drink alcohol. The government didn't agree with the alcohol part, but they agreed to lower the voting age to 18, through the 26th Amendment -
The Paris Peace Accords
An agreement was formed in Paris that ceased all fire and restored peace within Vietnam. In March, the US was forced to pull out their troops.
