Vietnam War

By rkimura
  • Geneva Accords

    Geneva Accords

    Temporarily seperated Vietnam.
  • Pentagon Papers printed in New York

    Pentagon Papers printed in New York

    Secret overviews of government involvement in Vietnam were released by Daniel Ellsberg in a Ney York newspaper
  • Tet Offensive

    Tet Offensive

    80,000 Vietcong troops attacked every major metropolitan center in South Vietnam
  • My Lai Massacre

    My Lai Massacre

    The U.S. army killed 300 to 500 unarmed civilians in South Vietnam.
  • Nixon Wins the Election

    Nixon Wins the Election

    Richard Nixon beat Hubert H. Humphrey in the 1968 presidential election.
  • Kent State Massacre

    Kent State Massacre

    People were protesting because Nixon wasn't redicing the war. The National Guard shot their rifles and 4 people died.
  • Fall of Saigon

    Fall of Saigon

    Saigon was captured by the Vietcong.