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Struggle With Indchina
japan surrenders to Allies in WW2 and gives up all military jurisdiction of French colonies in Indochina. Ho Chi Minh, Vietnamese communict leader, declares the independent Democratic Republic of Vietnam and France decides to send troops to occupy Vietnam which just causes conflict and is the beginning of the first Indochin War -
u.s. Supports The Fench
MAAg is set up to aid the French against Vietminh, the rebel army. The U.s. supplies money and military equipment. -
Indochina war ends
A major French base is destroyed ending the first Indochina war. -
Division in a Country
Vietnam is split into Northern Vietnam and Southern Vietnam -
The Struggle Begins
Backed by the United States,South Vietnam refuses to allow a vote. Insurrection begins once again. -
Diem denies Geneva
Diem decides to refuse to follow the Geneva convention's laws and will not comply with the election. -
New President!
Kenedy is elected and promises to follow Eisenhowers' policies towards South Vietnam -
Marilyn Monroe
Marilyn Monroe a famous actor was found dead in her bedroom -
More and More Advisors
The U.S. military advisors increases to 16,000 by the time th Army of the Republic of Vietnam is defeated by Ap Bac -
I Have A Dream
Martin Luther King Jr. gave his incredibly famous "I Have A Dream" speech dealing with the civil rights movement -
Unexpected Change in Presidency
President John F. Kennedy is assinated while in a parade. He is succeeded by Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson -
A War Ignites
A U.S. boat is fired at in the Gulf Of Tonkin. Johnson is given war poweres and the air strikes begin -
first troops sent over
VC attacks U.S. military base at Pleiku. The first troops were deployed and operation Rolling Thunder begins. -
Malcolm X
Malcolm X was a civil rights movement leader that was assasinated by his own followers -
Johnson's big decision
President Johnson decided to increase U.S. forces in Vietnam to 33,000 troops. -
More and More Troops
LBJ decides that it is a good idea to increast the amount of soldiers in Vietnam to 125,000 -
new attacks
operation starlite and operation market time take place to try and enemy seaborne supply routes to SouthVietnam -
Battle of La Drang Valley
the battle of la drand valley involes air calvary assault first troops brought in by air -
even more troops
400,000 more troops are called over to Vietnam -
We Were Attacked
American forces are brutally attacked by the Vietcong on Route 13. -
Super Bowl!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
First super bowl held in Los Angeles between the Kansas City Chiefs and the Green Bay Packers. the Packers won 35 to 10 -
First Heart Transplant
On December 3, 1967, South African surgeon Christiaan Barnard conducted the first heart transplant on 53-year-old Lewis Washkansky -
A Visionary's Death
martin Luther King Jr. was assinated in Memphis Tennessee by a racist man named James Earl Ray -
Thats a lot of soldiers
U.S. trops in Vietnam reaches 540,000 soldiers -
Some of them are coming home
President Nixon orders the first of many U.S. troop withdrawals from Vietnam -
One Step For Man....
Neil Armstrong landed the Apollo 11 on the moon becoming the first man ever to step foot on the moon -
Woodstock
The first ever Woodstock, a revolutionary concert in rock-and-roll music's history, takes place in Bethel, New York. -
Death of a Leader
Communist revolutionary leader Ho Chi Minh dies at age 79. -
America is Done
The last American Soldiers are taken out of Vietnam. We are done with this war. -
They finally have a memorial
The Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Washington D.C. is dedicated.
