Vietnam war

Vietnam War

By 22abnnat

  • Arrival

    American Military advisors arrived in what was then French Indochina.
  • Troop Levels

    Troop Levels

    Troop levels tripled

  • The Protest

    After the battle of Ap Bac buddist monks started setting themselves on fire in public places to protest.
  • Bombing Raids

    Bombing Raids

    Bombing raids commenced in North Vietnam that lasted for three years.
  • Battle of La Drang Valley

    Battle of La Drang Valley

    The 9th Marine Expeditionary Brigade arrived in Vietnam causing the Battle of La Drang Valley
  • The Iron Triangle

    The Iron Triangle

    • The Iron Triangle of Vietcong tunnels is discovered. -Protests continue; Martin Luther King and others call for draft evasion.
    • The U.S. Secretary of Defense admits that the U.S. bombing raids had failed to meet their objectives.

  • New Prestident

    • Battle for Hue: Mass graves found
    • My Lai village Massacre by US troops
    • Richard Nixon is elected President of the U.S.
  • Extension of Vietnam war

    Extension of Vietnam war

    President Nixon extends Vietnam War to Cambodia

  • Pentagon

    Publication of the Pentagon papers

  • Pressure on North Vietnam

    US forces apply pressure on North Vietnam by heavy bombing of Hanoi and Haiphong

  • An Agreement

    • a cease-fire agreement is signed in Paris
    • The end of the Draft is publicized
    • All remaining US troops leave Vietnam

  • The Fall of Saigon