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US finicial aid for the French
" we are gradually increasing our stake in the outcome of the struggle ... we are dangerously close to the point of being so deeply committed that we may find ourselves completely committed even to direct intervention. These situations, unfortunately, have a way of snowballing." -
vp tours siagon
1961 Vice President Johnson Tours Saigon -
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1962 Operation Chopper: America's first combat missions against the Vietcong.
Operation Ranchhand: Objective to clear vegetation making it difficult for the Vietcong to ambush. US Military then Employs Agent Orange to expose roads and trails used by Vietcong forces -
gulf of tonkin
1964 General Nguyen Khanh Seizes Power in Saigon
3 North Vietnamese PT boats allegedly fire torpedoes at the USS Maddox named the Gulf of Tonkin Incident -
us troops deployed
US sends 20,000 to vietnam -
Johnson War
President johnson sends US soldiers to Vietnam -
Bomb drop vietnam
B-52s Bomb North Vietnam
President Johnson meets with South Vietnamese Premier Nguyen Cao Ky and his military advisors in Honolulu -
tet day massacre
vietamiese joined the guirilla forces to attack south vietnam cities during festive holiday "tet" -
1970 April
president Nixon extends Vietnam War to Cambodia
Tragedy at Ohio: National Guardsmen open fire on protesting students at Kent State University -
nixon
Pressure on Nixon increases to end the involvement of the US in Vietnam and secret peace talks are initiated. US forces apply pressure on North Vietnam by heavy bombing of Hanoi and Haiphong
Henry Kissinger is optimistic about the peace talks despite Vietnam opposition -
1973
1973 A cease-fire agreement is signed in Paris
The end of the Draft is publicised All remaining US troops leave Vietnam Henry Kissinger wins the Nobel Peace Prize
