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Geneva Accords
Representatives from the United States, Britain, France, Soviet Union, China, Laos, Cambodia, Bao Dai, and Ho Chi Minh met in Switzerland. The meeting resulted in Vietnam splitting at the 17th parallel which created a communist and democratic nations. Cayton, Andrew R. L., Elizabeth Israels. Perry, Allan M. Winkle, and Linda Reed. America: Pathways to the Present. Needham, MA: Prentice Hall, 1995. Print. -
The beginning
Since President Truman in the 1950's pledged to aid any countries threaten by communist Preseident Eisenhower in 1960 follows his footsteps. By the 1960, the United States had 675 military advisors in South Vietnam.
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Agent Orange
The United States Air Forces dropped chemical on the Vietnamese in the jungle areas. It killed the vegetation and people and gave them health problems. It burned people's flesh and plantations. "What Is Agent Orange." The Aspen Institute. The Aspen Institute, n.d. Web. 10 May 2015.http://www.aspeninstitute.org/policy-work/agent-orange/what-is-agent-orange -
Diem and his brother are killed
JFK plans with military coup the assignation of Diem and his brother."Ngo Dinh Diem Assassinated in South Vietnam." History.com. A&E Television Networks, n.d. Web. 9 May 2015.http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/ngo-dinh-diem-assassinated-in-south-vietnam -
Gulf of Tonkin
North Vietnam attacks American destroyers in the gulf of Tonkin. Cayton, Andrew R. L., Elisabeth Israels. Perry, Allan M. Winkle, and Linda Reed. America: Pathways to the Present. Needham, MA: Prentice Hall, 1995. Print. -
Gulf of Tonkin Resolution
Congress passed that President Johnson had control over what the United States did while in war with Vietnam. Cayton, Andrew R. L., Elisabeth Israels. Perry, Allan M. Winkle, and Linda Reed. America: Pathways to the Present. Needham, MA: Prentice Hall, 1995. Print. -
Bombing North Vietnam
Operation Rolling Thunder was the largest U.S. bomb raid against North Vietnam. Cayton, Andrew R. L., Elisabeth Israels. Perry, Allan M. Winkle, and Linda Reed. America: Pathways to the Present. Needham, MA: Prentice Hall, 1995. Print. -
My Lai Massacre
The U.S. Soldiers committed a mass killing on unarmed civilians in South Vietnam. Some women were raped.
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U.S. Troops withdrawal
U.S. Troops withdraw from the war and lose the war. We were unable to survive with the jungle terrain and defeat the Vietnamese gorilla warfare tactics. Cayton, Andrew R. L., Elisabeth Israels. Perry, Allan M. Winkle, and Linda Reed. America: Pathways to the Present. Needham, MA: Prentice Hall, 1995. Print. -
Surrender in Saigon
South Vietnamese fell to the North Vietnamese. The North Vietnamese stormed with armed men and tanks. Cayton, Andrew R. L., Elisabeth Israels. Perry, Allan M. Winkle, and Linda Reed. America: Pathways to the Present. Needham, MA: Prentice Hall, 1995. Print.
