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The war begins in Vietnam and U.S. begins to send small amounts of troops over. http://www.history.com/topics/vietnam-war/vietnam-war-history
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In 1961 President Kennedy sent a team of reporters to report on conditions in South Vietnam. This reporting is what eventually led to the U.S. involvement in the war. http://www.history.com/topics/vietnam-war/vietnam-war-history
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The war begins to escalate and the United State's involvement is more than ever. http://www.history.com/topics/vietnam-war/vietnam-war-history
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The Gulf of Tonkin Resolution was created giving Johnson the authority to do anything in his power to repel attack on U.S. troops. Many viewed this as something that easily allowed Johnson to expand the war without the approval of others. http://www.history.com/topics/vietnam-war/gulf-of-tonkin-resolution
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America's involvement reaches an all time high with 100,000 troops being sent in 1965 and then another 100,000 sent in 1966. The war begins to affect people on the homefront. http://www.history.com/topics/vietnam-war/vietnam-war-history
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In 1965 many men became draft dodgers and would flee to Canada to avoid the draft. This was common among men who protested the war and created a divide among civilians. http://www.history.com/topics/vietnam-war/vietnam-war-history
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The view of war and U.S. involvement begins to change. 35,000 civilians march and protest the Vietnam War outside of the Pentagon. This creates a divide in American society. http://www.history.com/topics/vietnam-war/vietnam-war-history
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The Tet Offensive was a military campaign against the U.S. and South Vietnam that created military struggle for the U.S. Many casualities were faced and the U.S. lost contorl over many of its stations. http://www.history.com/topics/vietnam-war/vietnam-war-history
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U.S. troops massacred nearly 400 civilians in My Lai. This led to more anti-war protests on the homefront. http://www.history.com/topics/vietnam-war/vietnam-war-history
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250,000 people protested the Vietnam War making this the largest protest America has seen. This created even more of a divide among Americans. http://www.history.com/topics/vietnam-war/vietnam-war-history
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The U.S. decides to invade Cambodia to wipeout DRV supply bases. This invasion was against international law and sparked a new wave of outrage in America among protestors leading to police killings of 6 student protestors. http://www.history.com/topics/vietnam-war/vietnam-war-history http://www.history.com/topics/vietnam-war/vietnam-war-history
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Prisoners of War began to be released and taken home. This signified a true end of the war for many Americans. http://www.defense.gov/news/newsarticle.aspx?id=119272
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America signs a peace agreement and the war is over for America. Troops begin to come home. http://www.history.com/topics/vietnam-war/vietnam-war-history
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After spending $120 billion on the war in Vietnam upon the war ending the U.S. saw high inflation and created a financial problem in America. http://www.history.com/topics/vietnam-war/vietnam-war-history
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The Vietnam Veteran Memorial opens in D.C with 57, 939 orginally inscribed on it. This brought a sense of peace and end of the war to Americans. http://www.history.com/topics/vietnam-war/vietnam-war-history
