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Dien Bien Phu is overrun by the Vietminh
Viet Minh forces overran Dien Bien Phu in 1954, it was the end of french military influence in asia. -
Americans involvement in vietnam begins
President Eisenhower deploys the military assistant advisory group to train the army of the republic of Vietnam. This marks the official beginning of american involvement in the war. -
Ngo Dinh Diem refuses to take part in elections
Diem knew if the election was held, he would lose to Ho Chi Minh and the north had more people. If it happened, the north would've taken over. -
SDS founded
Students for a Democratic society was a student activist movement in the United States that was one of the main representations of the the new left. -
Vietcong begin attacks on the Diem government.
The leaders of the U.S. capital were surprised and delighted by Diem's success. Our american military and economic aid didn't stop pouring into South Vietnam while american military and police advisers helped train and equip Diems army -
Eisenhower Explains his Domino theory
The domino theory was a belief that if one country in a region was communist, that the others around it would fall, like dominos. -
U.S. supported coup of Diem
The coup of Diem was led by general Duong Van Minh, it started on November 1st. It proceeded smoothly but as many loyalist leaders were captured after being caught off guard but casualties were light. -
Gulf of Tonkin Resolution
A joint resolution that the U.S. congress passed on August 7th, 1964 in response to the gulf of tonkin incident. -
Operation rolling thunder begins
Operation Rolling Thunder was the codename for an American bombing campaign during the Vietnam war. U.S. military aircraft attacked north Vietnam from march 1965 to October 1968 -
U.S. troop level increases to 50,000
President Johnson has committed a further 50,000 troops to the conflict in Vietnam. -
Protests at the democratic convention
counterculture and anti-Vietnam war protests groups promised they would be there to disrupt and they came, the city promised to maintain law and order -
My Lai Massacre
the Vietnam War mass murder of unarmed Vietnamese civilians by U.S. troops in south Vietnam. -
Johnson announces he will not run for re-election
"I shall not devote an hour of my day to any partisan causes" He gave a speech telling the American people that he won't run. -
Nixon Wins the Election
The Republican nominee, former vice president Richard Nixon won the election over Hubert Humphrey -
Woodstock Festival
Woodstock was a music festival in 1969 which attracted an audience of more than 400,000.
