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Vietnam War

By erickandino
  • Kennedy Becomes President

    Kennedy Becomes President

    John F. Kennedy was elected president on November 8, 1960. It was time for the new, young president to take control.
  • Cuban Missile Crisis

    Cuban Missile Crisis

    Biggest foreign policy crisis under the Kennedy Administration, political and military standoff between the US and the Soviet Union
  • JFK Assassinated, LBJ becomes President

    JFK Assassinated, LBJ becomes President

    John F. Kennedy was assassinated on November 27, 1963 in Dallas, Texas leaving his Vice President Lyndon Baines Johnson to become president.
  • American Troops Land in Vietnam

    American Troops Land in Vietnam

    First U.S. combat troops arrive in Vietnam
  • Tet Offensive

    Tet Offensive

    One of the largest military campaigns of the Vietnam War; simultaneous attacks against the North Vietnamese government.
  • My Lai Massacre

    My Lai Massacre

    Murdering of several hundred Vietnamese civilians by US troops in South Vietnam
  • Nixon Elected President

    Nixon Elected President

    Richard Nixon was elected president, still during the middle of the Vietnam War.
  • Richard Nixon Announces Vietnamization

    Richard Nixon Announces Vietnamization

    Richard Nixon announced his policy for the Vietnam War, which involved building up South Vietnam's forces and withdrawing US troops.