Vietnam War

By iliaw

  • Geneva Accords

    Geneva Accords
    Agreement to end Indochina war between Vietnam and France that lasted from 1946-1954

  • Gulf Of Tonkin Resolution

    Gulf Of Tonkin Resolution
    Joint resolution that the US Congress passed in response to the Gulf of Tonkin incident

  • Operation Rolling Thunder begins

    Operation Rolling Thunder begins
    Codename for an American bombing of targets throughout North Vietnam, intended to put pressure on its military

  • Tet Offensive

    Tet Offensive
    80,000 Vietcong troops emerged and attacked every metropolitan area in south Vietnam

  • My Lai Massacre

    My Lai Massacre
    Between 347 to 504 unarmed civilians were killed by US troops. Some women were gang-raped and their bodies were mutilated

  • Nixon wins election

    Nixon wins election
    Nixon wins the presidency from Hubert Humphery

  • Operation Menu

    Operation Menu
    Nixon authorizes the covert bombing of Cambodia in an attempt to destroy supply routes