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The Vietnam War
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American Deaths in Vietnam Marked
EnkiVillageCongress marks this date as the offical date marking the death of Americans vietnam. -
Ho Chi Minh Trail
PBS (NOTE: Source only gives year).
Northern Vietnamese Army create Group 559. Approval from Prince Sihanouk (Cambodia), a route along the border between Vietnam and Cambodia is created. -
Operation Chopper
PBS American Helicopters verry 1,000 South Vietnamese soldiers to a sweep near Saigon -
Gulf of Tonkin Resolution
PBS President Johnson is given the power, through congressional approval, to take any action he deems as necessary to defend Southeast Asia. -
First Anti-War Demonstration
History NetThe very first large-scale antiwar demonstration to place in the U.S. -
Operation Starlite
PBS The American Army launches the first major attack of the Vietnam War, the battle ends in American victory. 700 Vietcong soldiers are killed, 200 American soldiers wounded, and 45 dead. -
Selective Service Act
Shmoop Draft-dodging is made a criminal act by Congress, which would result in a prision sentence of five years in addition to fines that are as high as 10,000 dollars. -
Operation Crimp
PBSOperation Crimp calls for the deplyment of the largest American operation of the war, using 8,000 troops. This operation fails since American forces cannot locate any siginificant Vietcong bases. -
Prisoners of War are Mobbed
Shmoop American POW's are led through Hanoi and are attacked by Angry mobs. -
Operation Menu
PBS President Nixon Authorizes bombing of N. Vietnam and Vietcong bases within Cambodia. Within these four years, massive amounts of bombs are dropped on Cambodia, totaling more than a half million tons. -
Withdraw of American Troops
PBS Nixon meets with Vietnamese President Nguyen Van Thieu and then announces the immediate withdraw of 25,000 American Troops -
Votes to Withdraw
Shmoop vAll American troops will be withdrawn by the end of 1971, by order of the House and the Senate. -
Servicemen Remaining
PBS 133,000 American Service Men Remain in South Vietnam. South Vietnam has over One million men enlisted in the armed forces. -
Talking About Peace
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Talks about peace begin between Northern Veitnamese and Americans, taking place in Paris, France. -
Denied Aid
Shmoop President Nixon requests increased military aid for South Vietnam. This is rejected by Congress. -
Civilians Flee Saigon
Shmoop South Vietnamese Civilians flee the region in preperation for the invasion of Saigon by North Vietnam. -
The fall of Saigon
Shmoop North Vietnam takes Saigon, ending the Vietnam War.
