Vietnam War

By hmillett64

  • Eisenhower explains his "domino theory"

    Eisenhower explains his "domino theory"
    It was often used to justify the Vietnam war. It was the theory that if communism was not contained, it would spread to other countries.

  • U.S. supported coup of Diem

    U.S. supported coup of Diem
    The U.S. was involved in the assassination of Diem, but the extent to which the U.S. was involved is unclear. Kennedy was not in support of the assassination.

  • Gulf of Tonkin Resolution

    Gulf of Tonkin Resolution
    It granted military powers to a president without Congress needing to declare war.

  • Operation Rolling Thunder begins

    Operation Rolling Thunder begins
    50,000 U.S. troops started to fight the Vietcong in South Vietnam.

  • Invasion of Cambodia

    Invasion of Cambodia
    The U.S. announced a temporary invasion of Cambodia. This would help block off the Ho Chi Minh trail that gave the Vietcong an advantage.

  • Pentagon Papers printed in NY Times

    Pentagon Papers printed in NY Times
    The New York Times release some highly classified government documents that showed what was actually going on in Vietnam. Showed that the government had not been honest.

  • Fall of Saigon

    Fall of Saigon
    After the United States had left Vietnam the South Vietnamese were not able to defend the large and important city of Saigon and they lost it. This was a huge defeat for South Vietnam