Vietnam War

By drogelmoreno

  • Eisenhower explains his "domino theory"

    Eisenhower explains his "domino theory"
    Eisenhower suggests the fall of French Indochina to the communist would make a "domino" effect. U.S. Police makers thought France was failing to re-establish colonial control in Indochina.

  • Gulf of Tonkin Resolution

    Gulf of Tonkin Resolution
    Two Us destroyers stationed in the Gulf of Tonkin was fired upon by North Vietnamese forces. In response LBJ requested for an increase in the US military presence.

  • My Lai massacre

    My Lai massacre
    A group of American soldiers brutally murdered most of the people in the village of My Lai. They killed unarmed woman and children.

  • Nixon wins election

    Nixon wins election
    It was the 46th presidential election. Nixon won to the democratic nominee Hubert Humphrey.

  • Invasion of Cambodia

    Invasion of Cambodia
    Nixon announced that US military was going to invade Cambodia along with South Vietnamese peoples army.

  • Fall of Saigon

    Saigon, South Vietnamese capital fell to North Vietnam. It had become Ho Chi Minh City.

  • Kent State student shot

    Kent State student shot
    It took place at Kent State University in Kent, Ohio. During a mass protest about the bombing in Cambodia by US forces, four unarmed college students, were shot and killed by guardsmen.