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Ngo Dinh Diem refuses to take part in elections
an effort to reunite Vietnam in one gov’t, an election was suppose to happen but diem didn’t participate because he knew he wouldn’t win -
Eisenhower explains his " domino theory "
The domino theory was a Cold War policy that a communist government in one nation would quickly lead to communist takeovers in neighboring states, each falling like a perfectly aligned row of domino.. He spent much of the speech explaining the significance of Vietnam to the United States. -
Dien Bien Phu is overrun by the vietminh
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U.S supported coup of diem
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Gulf of Tonkin Resolution
America bombs targets in North Vietnam. -
Operation rolling thunder begins
American bombing campaign during the Vietnam War. U.S. military aircraft attacked targets throughout North Vietnam -
American’s involvement in Vietnam begins
The United States involvement in the Vietnam to aid the French in the first Indochina war -
Tet offensive
A series of major attacks by communist forces in the Vietnam war -
My Lai Massacre
U.S. soldiers massacred 347 Vietnamese civilians, mostly children, women and elderly men in the town of My Lai. -
Johnson announces he will not run for re-election
“ President Lyndon B. Johnson announced that he would not seek reelection. Johnson’s decision was in large part a consequence of declining public support for his policies in the Vietnam War.” https://www.cfr.org/explainer-video/lessons-learned-lbj-announces-he-will-not-seek-reelection -
Nixon wins election!
Nixon is elected president, promising to end the war in Vietnam. -
Vietnamization introduced
“ Vietnamization was a strategy that aimed to reduce American involvement in the Vietnam War by transferring all military responsibilities to South Vietnam “. https://www.history.com/topics/vietnam-war/vietnamization -
Invasion of Cambodia
President Nixon orders U.S. troops to invade Cambodia. It’s believed that North Vietnamese troops, were using safe havens in the neighboring country to launch attacks on the U.S. -
Ken state student shot
Four Kent State University students were killed and nine were injured -
Fall of Saigon
Marked the end of the Vietnam war but also marked the beginning of the formal reunification of Vietnam under Communist Rule