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Geneva Conferece
This conference was held t ressolve issues in Asia, especially the war between Vietnam and France. -
French Surrender
The french were defeated at Dien Bien Phu. So they surrendered to Viet Minh. -
Republic of Vietnam
South Vietnam becomes the Republic of Vietnam. A new president is elected. But during voting 400,000 people cast 600,000 -
National Libeatin Frot
Designed to have sucess similar to Viet Minh -
Golf of Tonkin
Fight or war was taken to sea. -
Rolling Thunder
This was the strategic bombing campaign. It was meant to pressure North Vietnam' communist leaders. -
U.S. Troops Arrive
The men came to help defend the U.S air base. They landed at Da Nang. -
Tet Offensive
U.S. troops along with North Vietnamese troops launch a large attack on much of South Vietnam. They looked to attack 7 cities and 30 capitals. -
Mai Lai Massacre
U.S. soldiers came in and killed a ton of South Vietnamese civilians. It was brutal and uncalled for. -
Mai Lai Massacre
Seymour Hersh, who was an investigative journalist broke the news to U.S. citizens about the massacre. -
Announcement of Attack on Cambodia
Nixon make the announcement of an attack on Cambodia, which outrages many college students and other people too. This leads to massive protests. -
Pentagon Papers
On this day the Pentagon Papers were relased to the public. They were released to the public through New York Times. -
U.S. Troops Leave
On this day the last U.S. troop left. The remaining prisoners for the U.S were released and allowed to go home. The only people that remained were the defense civilian employees. -
North Vietnam Attacks
The south's army had been depleted and slowly crumbiling. This was a big attack for the North. The south officially surrenders.
