-
Dien Bien Phu is overrun by the Vietminh
Vietminh forces overran the base in early may, prompting the french government to seek an end to fighting with signing of Geneva Accords. -
Eisenhower explains his "domino theory"
Eisenhower explains how his "domino theory" refers to the communism in Indochina. Meaning that if one country in a region comes under the influence of communism, the surrounding countries will follow. -
Geneva Accords Signed
Collection of documents relating to Indochina and issuing from the Geneva Conference. The 10 documents- none of which were treaties binding the participants- consisted of 3 military agreements, 6 unilateral declarations and a final Declaration of the Geneva Conference. {https://www.britannica.com/event/Geneva-Accords} (http://www.timetoast.com) -
Ngo Dinh Diem refuses to take part in elections
His position regarding his refusal to hold "national and general elections" to reunify the two Vietnam states. -
Gulf of Tonkin Resolution
A joint resolution that the United States congress passed. It was significant because it gave President Lyndon B Johnson authorization without a formal declaration of war by congress. -
Operation Rolling Thunder begins
Code-name for an american bombing campaign during the Vietnam war. Operation Rolling Thunder marked the first sustained american assault on north Vietnamese territory and represented a major expansion of the United States involvement in the Vietnam war. -
Tet offensive
Played an important role in weakening US public support for the war in Vietnam. -
My Lai massacre
Was the Vietnam war mass murder of unarmed Vietnamese civilians by the United States troops in South Vietnam. -
Nixon wins the election
The republican nominee, former vice President Richard Nixon defeated democratic nominee Hubert Humphrey in the 46th quadrennial presidential election. -
Woodstock Festival
Music festival in the US in 1969 which attracted an audience of more than 400,000. -
Vietnamization Announced
President Richard Nixon introduced Vietnamization. The plan was to encourage the south Vietnamese to take more responsibility for fighting the war. -
Invasion of Cambodia
Series of military operations conducted in eastern Cambodia during 1970 by the United States and republic of Vietnam as extension of the Vietnam war and the Cambodia civil war. -
Kent State student shot
Four Kent state university students were killed and nine were injured from a 28 year old guardsmen who fired approximately 67 rounds over a period of 13 seconds. -
Pentagon Papers printed in New York
Ruling made it possible for New York Times and The Washington Post newspapers to publish then classified pentagon papers without risk of government censorship or punishment. -
Fall of Saigon
The capture of Saigon, which evacuated almost all the american civilians and military personnel in Saigon, along with thousands of south Vietnamese civilians who had been associated with the southern regime. [(www.u-s-history.com)]
