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Geneva Accords
Among the terms of the Geneva Accords Vietnam would become an independent nation, formally ending 75 years of French colonialism. The former French colonies Cambodia and Laos would also be given their independence. Vietnam would be temporarily divided for a period of two years. -
Assassination of Diem
Deim's heavy-handed tactics against the Viet Cong insurgency deepened his government's unpopularity, and his brutal treatment of the opposition to his regime alienated the South Vietnamese populance, notably Buddhist. He was murdered by some of his generals. -
Gulf of Tonkin Resolution
The Gulf of Tonkin Resolution authorized President Lyndon Johnson to "Take all necessary measures to repel any armed attack against the forces of the United States and to Prevent further aggression" by the communist government of North Vietnam. -
LBJ Ordered 1st Troops to Vietnam
President Lyndon B. Johnson announces that he has ordered the first deployed troop to Vietnam in response tot he Gulf of Tonkin incident. -
My Lai Massacre
The My Lai massacre was one of the most horrific incidents of violence committed against unarmed civilians during the Vietnam War. A company of American soldiers brutally killed most of the people—women, children and old men—in the village of My Lai -
Tet Offensive
The Tet Offensive was a coordinated series of North Vietnamese attacks on more than 100 cites and outposts in South Vietnam. The offensive was an attempt to foment rebellion among the South Vietnamese population and encourage the United States to scale back its involvement in the Vietnam war. -
Nixon becomes President
Richard Nixon was elected the 37th President of the United States. He was inaugurated and it ended on August 9, 1974, when he resigned in the face of almost certain impeachment and removal from the office, the only U.S president ever to do so -
Nixon's Vietnamization Policy
Vietnamization was a policy of the Richard Nixon administration to end U.S. involvement in the Vietnam war through a program to "expand, equip, and train South Vietnamese forces and assign to them an ever-increasing combat role, at the same time steadily reducing the number of U.S. combat troops". -
Hard Hat Riot
The students were protesting the May 4 Kent State shootings and the Vietnam War, following the April 30 announcement by President Richard Nixon of the U.S. invasion of neutral Cambodia. -
Nixon ordered troops to Cambodia
He announced his decision to launch American forces into Cambodia with the special objective of capturing COSVN, "the headquarters of the entire communist military operation in South Vietnam." Nixon's speech on national television on 30 April 1970 was called "vintage Nixon" by Kissinger. -
Nixon goes to China
The seven-day official visit to three Chinese cities was the first time a U.S president had visited the PRC; Nixon's arrival in Beijing ended 25 years of no communication or diplomatic ties between the two countries and was the key step in normalising relations between the U.S and PRC. -
Nixon’s Christmas bombing
The U.S Air Force lost two B-52's that night out of a total of 15. A number of fighter jets and support aircraft were also destroyed during the 11 days of Linebacker II. At least 30 US airman were killed and more than 20 went missing in action, others were captured after ejecting over North Vietnam. -
Paris Peace Accords
The Paris Peace Accords officially titles the Agreement on Ending the War and Restoring Peace in Viet Nam, it was a peace treaty signed on January 27, 1973 to establish peace in Vietnam and end the Vietnam war. -
Nixon Resigns
With his complicity in the cover-up made public and his political support completely eroded, Nixon resigned from office on August 9, 1974. He is the only U.S. president to have resigned from office. -
Saigon Fall
The south Vietnamese stronghold of Saigon falls to People's Army of Vietnam and the Viet Cong on April 30, 1975. The South Vietnamese forces had collapsed under the rapid advancement of the North Vietnamese.