1960s

By trenidy

  • Emerge

    An armed coalition of communists and insurgents emerge in South Vietnam

  • U.S.

    Kennedy declares U.S. advisers in Vietnam will defend themselves.

  • Billions of Dollars wasted

    Kennedy hears from Senate leader after Saigon trop to see outcome of U.S. aid

  • U.S Gets Tough

    New in office, President Johnson pushes for stiffer policies on Vietnam

  • Coup In Saigon

    South Vietnam military sets up third government in three months

  • First Anti-Vietnam War Teach-In

    Anti-war faculty members and the SDS publicize and protest U.S involvement in Vietnam. About 3,000 attend

  • U.S. Goes on the Offensive

    U.S. Troops in Vietnam gets permission to go on the offensive

  • Martin Luther King Oppose War

    Breaking with the President, Martin Luther King announces his opposition to the war

  • U.S. Troops

    U.S troops are on their way: 33,000 are stationed in Thailand 60,000 sail offshore

  • Protesters March to U.N.

    400,000 march o U.N. building and hear speech by Martin Luther King and Dr.Benjamin Spock