Vietnamese War

By eerinmcgrath

  • Japanese Surrendered

    -August 1945
    -political
    -Japan

  • Communist Rule

    -China came under communist rule
    -political

  • Korean War

    -Korean War began
    -economical

  • Vietnam Divides

    -North vs. South
    -political

  • Justices Rule

    -justices rule that "in the field of public education, the doctrine of 'separate but equal' has no place"
    -economical

  • Napalms

    -first napalm attack in '54
    -social

  • Advanced Weapons

    -during the Vietnam War
    -napalm and agent orange kill many and destroy crops
    -social/political

  • Kennedy Loses Support

    -Diem ordered a crackdown against his opponents, JFK withdrew his support from Diem
    -economical

  • Washington March

    -march on Washington took place
    -social

  • Supreme Court Ruling

    -supreme court ruled that segregation on buses was unconstitutional
    -political

  • JFK Assassination

    -social
    -JFK was assassinated

  • Vietcong Attacks

    -Vietcong attacked an American base at Pleiku, in South Vietnam killing 8 Americans
    -economical

  • Urban Explodes

    -urban discontent exploded into violence
    -social

  • Tet Offensive

    -U.S. and Vietnam
    -Vietcong caused a major lose in the war
    -economical

  • Nixon

    -wanting to restore
    -social

  • U.S. Fights Each Other

    -tensions beginning
    -U.S. is fighting
    -social

  • Vietnamization

    -u.s. troops were slowly being evacuated
    -social

  • Cambodia and Vietnam

    -U.S. Cambodia and Vietnam
    -war spread and lead to Cambodia to become an enemy

  • Nixon Impeached

    -social

  • War Ends

    -Vietnam War comes to an end
    -North Vietnam ends war by killing many South Vietnam soldiers
    -political