Vietnam War

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  • Ho Chi Minh is replaced by Le Duan as the head of the Communist force.

    Ho Chi Minh is replaced by Le Duan as the head of the Communist force.

  • John F. Kennedy sends troops to Vietnam to attack the Viet Cong.

  • Ngo Dinh Diem survives a bombing at the President's Palace in South Vietnam.

  • President Kennedy is assassinated in Dallas, Texas. Lyndon B. Johnson becomes president.

    President Kennedy is assassinated in Dallas, Texas. Lyndon B. Johnson becomes president.

  • Attacks in Gulf of Tonkin

    Attacks in Gulf of Tonkin

    American forces claim to be attacked by North Vietnamese soldiers in the Gulf of Tonkin.
  • President Johnson orders a Bombing in North Vietnam.

    President Johnson orders a Bombing in North Vietnam.

    Operation Flaming Darts, this was an attack of retaliation on the Viet Cong.

  • President Johnson calls for 50,000 more ground troops to be sent to Vietnam.

  • U.S. troop numbers in Vietnam rise to 400,000.

    U.S. troop numbers in Vietnam rise to 400,000.

  • Huge Vietnam War protests occur.

    Huge Vietnam War protests occur.

    These war protests occur in Washington, D.C., New York City and San Francisco.
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    Attacks on Khe Sanh

    This was a massive artillery offense by the people of North Vietnam.

  • Ho Chi Minh dies of a heart attack.

  • Kent State University Shootings

    Kent State University Shootings

    An attack on anti-war protesters at the school. Four students died.
  • The Fall of Saigon

    The Fall of Saigon

    The capital of South Vietnam is taken over by communist forces in North Vietnam.
  • North and South Vietnam are united as one.

    North and South Vietnam are united as one.

  • End of War

    End of War

    By the end of the war, more than 58,000 Americans died. Vietnam lost about 1.1 million North Vietnamese and Viet Cong fighters, up to 250,000 South Vietnamese soldiers died and more than 2 million civilians were killed on both sides of the war.