Vietnam War Timeline

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  • Gulf of Tonkin

    Gulf of Tonkin

    August 1964 U.S. destroyers in Gulf of Tonkin report North Vietnamese attacks U.S. Congress passes Gulf of Tonkin Resolution
  • Operation Rolling Thunder’ started

    Operation Rolling Thunder’ started

    first US combat troops were sent to Vietnam in March; by the end of the year there were 200,000 US troops there; first major conventional clash between USA and NVA at Ia Drang
  • Nguyen Van Thieu became President of South Vietnam

    Nguyen Van Thieu became President of South Vietnam

    Nguyen Van Thieu became President of South Vietnam
  • Tet Offensive

    Tet Offensive

    demonstrations against the war started in America; My Lai massacre; peace talks began in Paris; 540,000 US troops in Vietnam
  • cambodia bombimg

    cambodia bombimg

    Nixon ordered the secret bombing of Cambodia
  • Khmer Rouge took control of Cambodia

    Khmer Rouge took control of Cambodia

    Khmer Rouge took control of Cambodia