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Vietnam War

By carty09

  • The Beggining

    The Beggining
    North Vietnamese attack two U.S. destroyers sitting in international waters (the Gulf of Tonkin Incident).

  • Response to Tonkin

    Response to Tonkin
    In response to the Gulf of Tonkin Incident, the U.S. Congress passes the Gulf of Tonkin Resolution.

  • Aerial Bombing

    Aerial Bombing
    A sustained U.S. aerial bombing campaign of North Vietnam begins (Operation Rolling Thunder).

  • First Troops

    First Troops
    The first U.S. combat troops arrive in Vietnam.

  • Troops Incline

    Troops Incline
    U.S. troops in Vietnam reaches 540,000.

  • Troop Withdrawal

    Troop Withdrawal
    President Nixon orders the first of many U.S. troop withdrawals from Vietnam.

  • Cambodia via Nixon

    Cambodia via Nixon
    President Nixon announces that U.S. troops will attack enemy locations in Cambodia. This news sparks nationwide protests, especially on college campuses.

  • Paris Peace Accords

    Paris Peace Accords
    The Paris Peace Accords of 1973 intended to establish peace in Vietnam and an end to the Vietnam War, ended direct U.S. military involvement, and temporarily stopped the fighting between North and South Vietnam.

  • All Troops are home.

    All Troops are home.
    The last United States combat soldiers leave South Vietnam.

  • United as One

    United as One
    Vietnam is unified as a communist country, the Socialist Republic of Vietnam.

  • Vietnam Veterans Memorial

    Vietnam Veterans Memorial
    The Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Washington D.C. is dedicated.