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Vietnam's independence
Ho Chi Mihn stated that Vietnam has gained its independence from France -
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Vietnam War Era + Hippies
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American Troops Meet Saigon
Eisenhower supports troop commitment and places American soldiers in Saigon to prevent further expansion of Communism in Indochina -
South Vietnam's first president
Ngo Dinh Diem was Vietnam's first ever president in 1955 until his assassination in 1963. -
The Start Of The Veitnam War
The Vietnam war started on the 1st of November due to ealier conflicts involving Communism, in which VietCong (Communist controlled North Vietnam wanted to reunite Vietnam into a single country under Communist rule) -
French In Vietnam
In 1959 the South Vietnamese defeated the French forces that occupied their country -
LSD
During the 1960's LSD was made very popular by people like Timothy Leary, a psychologist who encouraged teens to try it -
President Kennedy Orders Help From The South Vietnamese Goverment
The U.S backing includes new equipment and more than 3,000 military advisors and support personnel -
Playing it safe
President Kennedy sends about 400 American troops to South Vietnam as advisors -
American Arrival
American helicopters arrive at docks in South Veitnam along with 400 U.S personnel who will also fly and mantain the aircraft. -
Angent Orange
The US bering to drop Agent Orange, a defoliating herbicide, the prevent the use of some roads and trails by Viet Cong -
JFK ASSASSINATED~ Time Square
President was making his way down Dallas, Texas minutes before he gets assassinated. -
ARVN Defeated at Binh Gia
After a brutal 6 day battle around the Binh Gia village, ARVN is clearly defeated, 200 best troops dead.
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Hippies: Protesting
Soon as Feburary came in so did drafting for the war, going from 3,000 to 33,000 in October. -
Haight-Ashbury
During the 60's Haight-Ashbury became a haven for hippies to live their lifestyles freely -
Tet Offensive
VietCong used Tet (The Vietnamese New Year) as an advantage to attack South Vietnam and its US allies wile the people were distracted with the celebrations -
Mỹ Lai Massacre
U.S. soldiers from the Company C of the 1st Battalion, 20th Infantry Regiment, 11th Brigade of the 23rd Infantry Division entered My Lai and My Khe (Two small villages in South Vietnam) and killed an estimated 500 unarmed civilians. -
Hamburger hill
US helping the South Vietnams trying to win a hill, end up getting it with lots of casualties and up retreating from hill to base... -
"Shhhhhh...."~ Nixon
Nixon decides to keep the bombing of Cambodia a secret to all. -
WoodStock Festival
A festival lasting 3 days for the hippies was about bands getting together and everyone taking drugs,but turns out that the brown LSD will give you a bad trip. -
Vietnamization
Nixon promises to withdraw 150,000 US troops from South Vietnam over the course of a year, but says the South Vietnamese will be expanded and equipped to fight -
Attack On Hippies
A massacre happened on a peacful hippie protest at Kent State, killing 4 and wounding 9 people. (And till this day no one knew who started the shooting...) -
Coming To An End
US troops are getting ready to evact from Vietnam to United States -
End of Vietnam war!
Finally after 20 years of suffering (and fun witht the ladies), President Nixson at a confrence states that the was is coming to an end, but as Nixon slowly took troops out North was still attacking.
