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Dien Bien Phu
Vietnamese thwarted the French, soon after French withdrew from Vietnam -
Brown Vs. Board of Educations
Supreme court declares segregated schools unconstitutional. -
Rosa Parks Arrested
Begins Montgomery bus boycott, Rosa parks is arrested for refusing to give up her seat in a bus -
SCLC Created
Martin Luther King Jr., and other Southern ministers joined together to try and end discrimination. -
First Sit- In in North Carolina
Students at the agricultural school in NC have a sit in to fight discrimination. -
SNCC Formed
Provided young blacks with a place in the Civil rights movement -
Freedom Riders
Students refused to desegregate buses to draw attention to the problem. -
Freedom Riders Attacked
To try desegration laws in the South freedom riders were riding the buses and were attacked by an angry mob -
James Meredith is the First black student at University of Mississippi
Shows that things are begining to change -
Martin Luther Jailed
Martin Luther King is placed in Jail in Birmington Alabama -
"I Have A Dream"
Martin Luther King tells his dream of an equal America, bringing many people to his support -
Civil Rights Act
outlawed all major forms of discrimination against blacks, and women -
"National Teach-in"
Many colleges held teach ins to to talk about the positive and negatives of the war. -
Tet Offensive
Vietcong and North Vietnamese launched a massive suprise attack or mosty American airbases in South Vietnam -
Massacre at My Lai
American troops massacred unarmed South Vietnamese civilians in My Lai, angering many Americans. -
Vietnamization
The process announced by Nixon to gradually withdraw troops from Vietnam while keeping a strong presence. -
Invasion of Cambodia
Nixon announced that American troops had invaded Cambodia, sparking many protests. -
Protestors killed at Kent State University
National Guard soldiers fired upon protesters without an order to do so. Many Americans were angered at the invasion of Cambodia -
Repeal of Gulf of Tonkin Resolution
Made the president tell the congress before entering into war. -
Pentagon Papers Leaked
Dan Ellis leaked "The Pentagon Papers" which revealed that many government officials privately questioned the war while publicly defending it. -
Paris Peace Accords Signed by US
U.S. agrees to immediately halt all military activities and withdraw all remaining military personnel within 60 days. -
War Powers Act
Established limits on executive powers, required the president to inform congress of any commitment of troops abroad within 48 hours, and to withdraw them in 60-90 days, unless congress approves -
US Involvement in Vietnam Ends
The last American military forces are withdrawn from Saigon, concluding the US presence in Vietnam