Vietnam era

By Dan Taylor
  • Period: to

    Vietnam Era

  • Japanese surrender

    abroad
    social
    japan, vietnam
    this gave an opportunity for vietnam to free themselves from french control

  • Korean war

    abroad
    political
    south and north korea
    north korea attacked south korea

  • Battle at Biendienphu

    may 7, 1954
    abroad
    Vietnam, france
    political
    ended French control over vietnam

  • vietnam divided

    abroad
    social
    north and south vietnam, U.S.
    north and south vietnam split into 2 smaller countries

  • kennedy is assasinated

    at home
    political
    vietnam became problem of new president

  • Gulf of Tonkin

    abroad
    north Vietnam, U.S.
    social
    altered U.S. role in vietnam

  • Television

    at home
    political
    showed true nature of war to families at home

  • antiwar protests

    at home
    social
    made to try and stop the war

  • Protester violence

    at home
    social
    doves became more violent as the war went on

  • kennedy continues support for south vietnam

    at home
    social
    kennedy sent more aid and advisors to south vietnam

  • Tet offensive

    abroad
    political
    north and south vietnam
    every major city in south vietnam was attacked

  • election of 1968

    at home
    political
    Richard Nixon became president

  • vietnamization

    abroad
    social
    U.S., vietnam
    would have U.S. troops gradually leave vietnam

  • vietnam veterans memorial

    at home
    political
    a way to remember all 58,000 americans that died

  • kennedy withdrew supprot from dien

    abroad
    social
    U.S., vietnam
    was a signal for south vietnamese government to act

  • cost of war

    at home
    economic
    damaged U.S. economy for years