VietnamWar_MattLarson_8

By mattlarson25

  • President Truman sends men to Vietnam

    President Truman sent a 35-man military advisory group to help French fight to maintain power in Vietnam.

  • Ngo Dinh Diem

    Ngo Dinh Diem
    Ngo Dinh Diem, South Vietnam's premier, is killed

  • Planes over Nam'

    Planes over Nam'
    U.S. planes begin combat missions over South Vietnam. In June, 23,000 American soldiers are involved in combat. By the end of the year over 184,000 U.S. troops in area.

  • Bombing South Vietnam

    Bombing South Vietnam
    B-52s bomb DMZ, reportedly used by North Vietnam for entry into South.

  • More soldiers

    More soldiers
    U.S. has almost 525,000 men in Vietnam. In My Lai massacre, American soldiers kill 300 Vietnamese villagers.

  • Cambodia

    Cambodia
    U.S. troops invade Cambodia in order to destroy North Vietnamese sanctuaries.

  • Peace

    Peace
    Election of National Assembly paves way for reunification of North and South.