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Japan invades Vietnam
Japan invaded vietnam. They had a series of bombs dropped on them over a period of time. -
Geneva accords
Vietminh overran the french out post. -
New Left
in the 1960's the new left generation was upcoming. they were young teens acting wild and doing crazy and fun things. -
N.L.F.
The National Liberation Front (NLF), also called the Viet Cong, is established in South Vietnam. -
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Vietnam War Timeline
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Rolling Thunder
A sustained U.S. aerial bombing campaign of North Vietnam begins (Operation Rolling Thunder). Rolling thunder was a huge plane dropping huge bombs. -
Eugene McCarthy
eugen mccarthy was elected in the year of 1967. he was a great former senator. -
Tet Offensive
The North Vietnamese join forces with the Viet Cong to launch the Tet Offensive, attacking approximately one hundred South Vietnamese cities and towns. Killing many children and innocent civilians. -
Nixon
Nixon didnt want the troops to be in vietnam. so in the summer of 1969 he started pulling out the troops. -
Kent State
There were students protesting the war at kent state. People got shot just for expressing their thoughts. -
Ho Minh
Ho Chi Minh was elected as president. He was americas enemy in the vietnam war. -
Memorial wall was finished
The meomorial wall was finished for the vietnam veterans. Ther were more than 58,000 peoples names on the wall and are read aloud every year.
