The war's end and impact

By Braydenmike6

  • American soldiers kill civilians at my lai

    American forces searching for enemy troops in an area with strong vietcong presence came upon the village of my lai

  • Peace talks stall

    Nixon took office in January, his peace delegation firmly believed they could break the impasse.

  • American troops in Cambodia

    Nixon attempted to break the stalemate by ordering a ground attack on north Vietnamese army and Vietcong bases in Cambodia

  • Violence erupts at kent state

    National Guardsmen to discharged a volley of gunfire into a group of protesters and killing four youths

  • Nixon normalizes relations with china

    China invited an American table-tennis team to play against its athletes. This small action demonstrate China's willingness to talk

  • Pentagon papers undermine public trust

    The term referred to classified government history of American's involvement in Vietnam

  • Détente with the soviet union

    Soviet leader Leonid Brezhnev feared that improved U.S-Chinese relations would isolate Russia. Therefore, he invite Nixon to visit Moscow

  • The war finally ends

    Congress pressed Nixon to bring troops home. Many believed that to win reelection, he had to end the war

  • Congress passed the warpower act

    The act restricted the president's war-making power

  • American troops leave Vietnam

    The United states, south Vietnam, north Vietnam, and the Vietcong signed the Paris peace accord

  • Saigon falls

    Minor fighting escalated when north Vietnam launched an offensive against the south

  • Southeast Asia suffers further turmoil

    Upwards of 2 million Cambodian were executed or died in labor camps

  • Veterans return home to mixed reactions

    Vietnam veterans memorial, dedicated in Washington, D.C, stands for men and women who served and died in Vietnam