History Day 2013-14 Timeline

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    First Indochina War

    U.S. backs France to prevent a communist takeover
  • 400 U.S advisors in Vietnam

    400 U.S advisors in Vietnam

    Kennedy sends Green Berets to train ARVN
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    Operation Rolling Thunder

    U.S. dropped 634,000 tons of bombs
  • 500,000 U.S. troops in Vietnam

    500,000 U.S. troops in Vietnam

  • Tet Offensive launched by North Vietnamese

    Tet Offensive launched by North Vietnamese

  • U.S. troops begin to withdraw, ceasefire

    U.S. troops begin to withdraw, ceasefire

  • Saigon Falls

    Saigon Falls