Map of vietnam

vietnam war

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  • The domino theory.

    The domino theory.

  • The Vietnam War began.

    The Vietnam War began.

  • President Eisenhower sends US advisers to vietnam.

    President Eisenhower sends US advisers to vietnam.

  • President John F. Kennedy sends US special forces to vietnam.

    President John F. Kennedy sends US special forces to vietnam.

  • American Helicopters arrive at docks in South Vietnam along with 400 US personnel.

    American Helicopters arrive at docks in South Vietnam along with 400 US personnel.

  • At the hamlet of Ap Bac, the Vietcong 514th Battalion and local guerrilla forces ambush the South Vietnamese Army's 7th division.

  • President John F. Kennedy was assassinated.

    President John F. Kennedy was assassinated.

  • The Gulf of Tonken incident.

    The Gulf of Tonken incident.

  • Two days before the U.S. presidential election, Vietcong mortars shell Bien Hoa Air Base near Saigon. Four Americans are killed, 76 wounded. Five B-57 bombers are destroyed, and 15 are damaged.

  • The march to Washington against the war (the largest war protest in American history.)

    The march to Washington against the war (the largest war protest in American history.)

  • Ho Chi Minh dies.

    Ho Chi Minh dies.

  • The Kent University masacre.

    The Kent University masacre.

  • The Jackon State shooting.

    The Jackon State shooting.

  • President Richard Nixon resigns.

    President Richard Nixon resigns.

  • The end of the Vietnam War.

    The end of the Vietnam War.