War

The Vietnam War Era

By jamieellapercy
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    Vietnam War Era

  • Japanese Surrenders

    Japanese Surrenders

    Abroad-
    Political-
    North Vietnam
    Japan gave up Vietnam.
  • Vietnam Forces French to Surrender

    Vietnam Forces French to Surrender

    Abroad-
    Political-
    Northwestern Vietnam
    French control over Vietnam ends.
  • Eisenhower starts United States military aid to South Vietnam

    Eisenhower starts United States military aid to South Vietnam

    Home-
    Political-
    The impact is the United States gets involved in the war
  • Vietnam Divided- North and South

    Vietnam Divided- North and South

    Abroad-
    Political-
    Vietnam
    Two new countries are created.
  • President Diem Orders Crackdown

    President Diem Orders Crackdown

    home-
    Social-
    JFK with drew support od Diem.
  • Diem is Assassinated

    Diem is Assassinated

    Abroad-
    Political-
    Vietnam
    The south Vietnamese people are happy.
  • The Gulf of Tonkin Resolution

    The Gulf of Tonkin Resolution

    Home-Political- This lets the president attack areas without Congress's approval.
  • Vietcong attacks U.S. at Pleiku

    Vietcong attacks U.S. at Pleiku

    Abroad-
    Social-
    South Vietnam
    This kills eight Americans.
  • Vietnam Begins Celebrating Tet

    Vietnam Begins Celebrating Tet

    Abroad-
    Political-
    Vietnam
    The Vietcong and North Vietnam use Tet celebrations as a cover.
  • Richard Nixon Becomes President

    Richard Nixon Becomes President

    Home-
    Political-
    Nixon's motto was "silent majority and law and order"
  • U.S. Bombs Communist Bases in Cambodia

    U.S. Bombs Communist Bases in Cambodia

    Abroad-
    Political-
    Cambodia
    This helped the United States in the war.
  • Vietnamization

    Vietnamization

    Home-
    Social-
    The United States troops would be evaluated slowly and South Vietnamize people would fight for their country.
  • Vietnam War Fed Inflation

    Vietnam War Fed Inflation

    Home-
    Economic-
    This made high employment, wages, and prices
  • Nixon Visits China

    Nixon Visits China

    Home-
    Social-
    Nixon improved relations with China.
  • Strategic Arms Limitation Treaty

    Strategic Arms Limitation Treaty

    Home-
    Political-
    (SALT) Nixon and Soviet leaders restricted the number and type of nuclear warheads and missiles that each nation can build.
  • Paris Peace Accords

    Paris Peace Accords

    Abroad-
    Political-
    Vietnam
    This allowed North Vietnam to keep 150,000 troops in south, then communists set out to seize whole country.
  • War Powers Act

    War Powers Act

    Home-
    Political-
    Declares that a president can not send military for more than 60 days without congress approval.
  • Last American Troops Withdraw from Vietnam

    Last American Troops Withdraw from Vietnam

    Abroad-
    Social-
    Vietnam
    People stop complaining about the war.
  • Nixon Resigns Due to Watergate Scandal

    Nixon Resigns Due to Watergate Scandal

    Home-
    Political-
    General Ford becomes president.
  • South Vietnam Falls to Communist North Vietnam

    South Vietnam Falls to Communist North Vietnam

    Abroad-
    Political-
    Vietnam
    The United States involvement was a fail.