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Battle of dien bien phu
A battle between the french and Vietnamese for Vietnamese independence and the french lost a lot of casualties and the Vietnamese became independent. -
Kennedy elected
In the presidential election, Kennedy narrowly defeated Republican opponent Richard Nixon,Kennedy's time in office was marked by high tensions with Communist states in the Cold War. And he sent advisers to Vietnam. -
US sends more advisors
The US announces that it will increase the number of military advisers in South Vietnam from 327 to 685 men -
Kent state killings
Students at kent state who were protesting the vietnam war were injured and killed. 4 students died and 9 were injured. -
US becomes actively involved
The US sends troops and helicopters to become very involved in the war against the Vietnamese. -
Diem assassination
Diệm was assassinated during a CIA-backed coup d'état, along with his brother, Ngô Đình Nhu, by Nguyễn Văn Nhung, the aide of the leader of the Army of Republic of Vietnam, General Dương Văn Minh. -
Tonkin gulf incident
The Gulf of Tonkin incident, also known as the USS Maddox incident, was an international confrontation that led to the United States engaging more directly in the Vietnam War. -
Gulf of tonkin resolution
The Gulf of Tonkin Resolution or the Southeast Asia Resolution, was a joint resolution that the United States Congress passed in response to the Gulf of Tonkin incident. The attacks on the US destroyers made Johnson put more military presence in Vietnam. -
Operation Rolling thunder
Operation Rolling Thunder was the name of a constant aerial bombardment campaign against the North Vietnamese. The objectives of the operation were to persuade North Vietnam to stop its support for the communist in South Vietnam without actually taking any ground forces into North Vietnam, to destroy North Vietnam's transportation system ,and to halt the flow of men and material into South Vietnam. -
Johnson sends more troops
President Johnson sent 60000 troops to Vietnam to boost the mens morale and to defeat the north Vietnamese. -
Tet offensive
The Tet Offensive was one of the largest military campaigns of the Vietnam War,led by forces of the Viet Cong and North Vietnamese People's Army of Vietnam against the forces of the South Vietnamese Army, The north had heavy casualties, but made a strategic victory and the Americans at home saw how bad it was for the Americans. -
Nixon takes office
president Nixon took office as the new president of the us. Nixon's primary focus was foreign affairs and ending the Vietnam war. -
Vietnamization
Nixon announces his plan for "Vietnamization" of the war which is,to start training and transitioning South Vietnamese troops to assume the roles that have been fulfilled by American troops. And to end us involvement in the war. -
Cease fire in vietnam
President Richard Nixon of the USA ordered a ceasefire of the aerial bombings in North Vietnam. The decision came after Dr. Henry Kissinger, the National Security Affairs advisor to the president, returned to Washington from Paris, France with a draft peace proposal. -
Vietnam war officialy ends
The war is officially over for the US. The last US soldier leaves Vietnam. Over 3 million Americans served in the war, leaving 60,000 dead and 150,000 wounded. as well as 3 million Vietnamese killed and 150 billion dollars in US spending
