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.