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Eisenhower explains his "domino theory"
The theory that a political event in one country will cause similar events in neighboring countries. -
Dien Bien Phu is overrun by the Vietminh
It was according to fall, the end of French military influence in Asia -
Geneva Accords signed
The Geneva accords was a collection of documents relating to Indochina and issuing from the Geneva conference -
Ngo Dinh Diem refuses to take part in the elections
Accordingly, he refused to hold the elections and the separation of north and south soon became permanent. -
SDS founded
Students for democratic society was a student activist movement in the US that was one of the main representations of the New Left
https://www.britannica.com/topic/Students-for-a-Democratic-Society -
Operation rolling thunder
From 1958-1968, about 643,000 tons of bombs were dropped on north Vietnam, and a total of 900 US aircraft's were lost during the operation. The operation continued with suspensions, until President Johnson, under increase of domestic political pressure, halted on October 31, 1968. -
American's involvement in Vietnam
During the lunar new year holiday, north Vietnamese and communist Viet Cong forces launch an attack against a number of targets in south Vietnam -
Tet offensive
The Tet offensive was one of the largest military campaigns of the Vietnam war. -
My Lai Massacre
My Lai Massacre was the Vietnam war mass murder of unarmed Vietnam's civilians by US troops in south Vietnam -
Johnson announces he will not run for re-election
Johnson stunned the nation with 2 surprise announcements. He will stop the bombing in north Vietnam to negotiate a end the war and he would not run for re-election -
Nixon wins the election
The republican nominee, former vice president Richard Nixon, defeated the democratic nominee incumbent vice president Hubert Humphrey. -
Woodstock festival
Where some 400,000 young people assembled in 1969 for a rock music festival. -
Invasion of Cambodia
The Cambodia was a series of military operations conducted in eastern Cambodia during 1979 -
Keent state student shoot
Kent state shootings was the shooting of unarmed college students by members of the Ohio national guard at Kent state university in Kent, Ohio during a mass protest against the bombing of Cambodia by US forces -
Fall of Saigon
The fall of Saigon was the capture of Saigon, the capitol of south Vietnam, by the people army of Vietnam and the national liberation front of south Vietnam.
