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South Vietnam declares itself the Republic of Vietnam
North Vietnam remains Communist. This is how the war will start because each side is fighting to have their government form win. -
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Vietnam War
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Vietnam War begins
The war was started because of the U.S. trying to stop the spread of Communism and help the South to keep Democracy in Vietnam -
North Vietnam attacks U.S. destroyers
the North attacks 2 U.S. destroyers sitting in international waters. -
Operation Rolling Thunder
This was a campaign started by the U.S. to bomb North Vietnam in an attempt to put military pressure on the North Leaders and give them less of a chance to attack the U.S.
Operation Rolling Thunder -
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Operation Rolling Thunder
The U.S. began a campaign to bomb North Vietnam in an attempt to put military pressure on the leaders there and reduce their ability to attack the U.S. -
U.S. enters the Vietnam War
The U.S. officially enters and sends their first combat troops over. -
Tet Offensive
The North partners with Viet Cong to attack 100 cities in South Vietnam which was called the Tet Offensive
Tet Offensive -
U.S. troop count reaches 540,000
By December the amount of troops in Vietnam had reached 540,000. -
1st order of U.S. troops to be taken out of Vietnam
President Nixon orders the 1st of many troops to be taken out of Vietnam. -
Paris Peace Accords Signed
North Vietnam and South Vietnam sign the Paris Peace Accords. This ended direct U.S. military combat and temporarily stopped the fighting between the North and South
Paris Peace Accords Signed -
Last bit of U.S. troops are removed
The last bit of U.S. troops in Vietnam are taken back to the U.S. -
North attacks South
The North sends a massive attack on the South -
South Vietnam surrenders
The South surrenders to the North -
Vietnam unified
Vietnam becomes one Communist country, the Socialist Republic of Vietnam -
Vietnam Veterans Memorial dedicated
The Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Washington D.C. is dedicated
Vietnam Veterans Memorial
