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Diem started anti-communist campaigns across South Vietnam.
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Designed to replicate the success of the Viet Minh, the umbrella nationalist organization that successfully enlightened Vietnam from French rule.
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Captured and killed by a group of soldiers. The people of South Vietnam celebrated the death, but led to political chaos.
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The Maddox, a destroyer, was under fire. Served as an excuse for an immediate buildup of the Vietnam War.
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A strategic bombing campaign. U.S. Military attacked targets throughout North Vietnam.
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3,500 U.S. Marines land in South Vietnam in response to the Gulf of Tonkin Incident.
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American soldiers killed the majority of the population in South Vietnamese village of My Lai. No exact numbers are known, but around 500 people are estimated.
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Second round of troop withdrawals. 35,000 troops were withdrawn.
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Dies of heart attack in Hanoi. His death isn’t announced until the day after. He was the heart and soul of Vietnamese communism.
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With the launch of the attack in Cambodia, the Vietnam War escalates, and protests are widespread.
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The U.S., South Vietnam, Viet Cong, and North Vietnam sign a formal agreement in Paris ending the war and restoring peace to Vietnam.
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Nixon declares “the day we have all worked and prayed for has finally come.”
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President Ford announces that for the U.S., the Vietnam War is “finished”.
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North Vietnam made a large push south in which caused the collapse of the South Vietnamese government.
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South Vietnam surrendered to communist North Vietnam.
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Socialist Republic of Vietnam. The new government imprisons millions of people for supporting the regime. Many Vietnamese refugees, escape in crowded boats, hoping to reach other countries.
