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The Geneva Accords included the following clauses Vietnam would gain independence, putting an end to 75 years of French colonialism in the country. Cambodia and Laos, both former French colonies, will also gain independence. For two years, Vietnam will be split temporarily. The Geneva Conference, which took place in Geneva, Switzerland, from April 26 to July 20, 1954, was a meeting of several nations aimed at resolving unresolved issues from the Korean War and the First Indochina War. -
Ngô nh Dim was a politician in Vietnam. He was the State of Vietnam's final prime minister before becoming President of South Vietnam. Diem's harsh tactics against the Viet Cong insurgency exacerbated his government's unpopularity, and his brutal treatment of his regime's opponents alienated the South Vietnamese people, especially Buddhists. He was assassinated by some of his generals during a coup d'état in 1963. -
The Gulf of Tonkin Resolution was passed by Congress on August 7, 1964, authorizing President Lyndon B. Johnson to take any actions he deemed appropriate in retaliation and to encourage the preservation of international peace and stability in Southeast Asia. -
The United States first sent troops to Vietnam in 1965, under President Lyndon B. Johnson's authority, in response to the Gulf of Tonkin Incident of August 2 and 4, 1964. -
The Tet Offensive (Jan 31, 1968 – Sep 23, 1968) was a concerted assault by the North Vietnamese on more than 100 South Vietnamese cities and outposts. The offensive was intended to incite revolt among South Vietnamese citizens and persuade the US to reduce its participation in the Vietnam War. -
During the Vietnam War, the My Lai massacre was one of the most heinous acts of violence perpetrated against unarmed civilians. On March 16, 1968, a company of American soldiers massacred the majority of the people in the village of My Lai, including women, children, and elderly men. -
Richard Nixon's presidency began on January 20, 1969, at noon EST, when he was sworn in as the 37th President of the United States, and ended on August 9, 1974, when he resigned in the face of almost inevitable impeachment and removal from office, becoming the first and only president of the United States to do so. -
He declared his intention to send American troops into Cambodia with the specific goal of capturing COSVN, "the command and control center for the entire communist military campaign in South Vietnam." Kissinger referred to Nixon's address on national television on April 30, 1970, as "vintage Nixon." -
The Hard Hat Riot took place in New York City on May 8, 1970. Around noon, approximately 400 construction workers and 800 office workers struck approximately 1,000 demonstrators associated student strike. The students were protesting the Kent State shootings and the Vietnam War, which began on April 30 with President Richard Nixon's announcement of the US invasion of neutral Cambodia. Construction workers waved American flags and chanted "USA, all the way" and "Love it or leave it." -
Nixon's arrival in Beijing ended 25 years with no contact or diplomatic links between the two countries and was a crucial step in normalizing relations between the United States and the People's Republic of China. -
The Nixon administration's Vietnamization policy aimed to end US participation in the Vietnam War by "expanding, equipping, and training South Vietnamese forces and assigning to them an ever-increasing combat role, while gradually decreasing the number of US combat troops." -
During the final months of the Vietnam War, the US Seventh Air Force and US Navy Task Force 77 carried out Operation Linebacker II, an aerial bombing campaign against targets in the Democratic Republic of Vietnam. Out of a total of 15, the US Air Force lost two B-52s that night. During 11 days, a number of fighter jets and support aircraft were also lost. At least 30 US airmen were killed in combat, with another 20 going missing; others were captured after ejecting over North Vietnam. -
The Paris Peace Accords, also known as the Agreement on Ending the War and Restoring Peace in Vietnam, were signed on January 27, 1973, to bring peace to Vietnam and end the Vietnam War. -
Nixon resigned from office on August 9, 1974, with his role in the cover-up made public and his political support fully eroded. He is the only president of the United States who has resigned from office. Nixon's heir, Gerald Ford, pardoned him on September 8, 1974. -
The Fall of Saigon, also known as the Liberation of Saigon, occurred on April 30, 1975, when the People's Army of Vietnam and the Viet Cong captured Saigon, the capital of South Vietnam. The fall of Saigon effectively brought the Vietnam War to a close. Following President Richard Nixon's implementation of Vietnamisation, US forces in South Vietnam were steadily diminished, leaving the South Vietnamese military to protect the nation against the North.