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Genova Accords
Diplomats from the U.S, France, GB, USSR, China, and Vietnam met in Geneva, Switzerland, to work out a peace agreement. Vietnam would be divided into North and South. The U.S would support the South. -
War Begins in Vietnam
Civil war begins in Vietnam when leader Ngo Dinh Diem refused to hold relections. Many supported Ho Chi Minh who was communist. -
Gulf of Tonkin
North Vietnamese patrol boats attacked American destroyers. Congress passed a resolution that gave Johnson more authority to use American force in Vietnam. -
Protesters march
50,000 Protesters march to the Pentagon to protest the war. -
TET Offensive
North Vietnamese and Vietcong coordinated attacks all over South Vietnam which targeted American Military bases and major South Vietnam cities. Attacks started on Vietnamese New Year called Tet. -
My Lai Massacre
The Mỹ Lai Massacre was the Vietnam War mass killing of between 347 and 504 unarmed civilians in South Vietnam -
Richard Nixon wins Presidency
Winning one of the closest elections in U.S. history, Republican challenger Richard Nixon defeats Vice President Hubert Humphrey. Because of the strong showing of third-party candidate George Wallace, neither Nixon nor Humphrey received more than 50 percent of the popular vote -
Nixon Sends Troops into Cambodia
When Nixon publicly announced the Cambodian incursion on April 20, it set off a wave of antiwar demonstrations -
Kent State
A protest at Kent State University resulted in the killing of four students by Army National Guard troops. -
Paris Peace Accords
Ends U.S involvement in Vietnam -
Vietnam War Ends
North Vietnam beats South Vietnam
