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Geneva Accords
Vietnam would become an independent nation, formally ending 75 years of French colonialism. -
Assassination of Diem
the final prime minister of the State of Vietnam and served as president for south Vietnam -
Gulf of Tonkin Resolution
Congress passed the Gulf of Tonkin Resolution, authorizing President Johnson to take any measures he believed were necessary to retaliate and to promote the maintenance of international peace and security in southeast Asia -
LBJ ordered 1st troops to Vietnam
This is the beginning of the US involvement in the Vietnam -
Nixon’s Vietnamization policy
Ended the US involvement in the Vietnam war -
Tet Offensive
The offensive was an attempt to foment rebellion among the South Vietnamese population and encourage the United States to scale back its involvement in the Vietnam War -
My Lai Massacre
The My Lai massacre was one of the most horrific incidents of violence committed against unarmed civilians during the Vietnam War -
Nixon becomes President
Nixon will eventually create the Vietnamization policy to end the US involvement in the Vietnam war. -
Nixon ordered troops to Cambodia
Nixon ordered troops into Cambodia to disrupt the Ho Chi Minh Trail and other supply lines used by North Vietnam -
Hard Hat Riot
400 construction workers and around 800 office workers attacked around 1,000 demonstrators affiliated with the student strike of 1970 -
Nixon goes to China
Nixon's arrival in Beijing ended 25 years of no communication or diplomatic ties between the two countries -
Nixon’s Christmas bombing
The US Air Force lost two B-52s that night out of a total of 15 and at least 30 US airmen were killed and 20 went MIA -
Paris Peace Accords
officially titled the Agreement on Ending the War and Restoring Peace in Viet Nam -
Nixon Resigns
Nixon resigned because he felt like he did not have the support he needed from congress after the Watergate icident -
Saigon Falls
the capture of Saigon, the capital of South Vietnam, by the People's Army of Vietnam and the Viet Cong