Vietnam War-Tyler Major

By Tyler1122
  • Diem was not people approved

    Diem was not people approved

    Self-Emulation, in response to Diem's government
  • Diem assissinated

    Diem assissinated

    JFK supports a Vietnamese military coup d’etat – Diem and his brother are murdered. Kennedy was assassinated just weeks later (Nov. 22)
  • Gulf of Tonkin Resolution

    Gulf of Tonkin Resolution

    Offically gave Johnson the ability to do what he sees fit to keep the containmnet policy.
  • Ground War

    Ground War

    1st televised war, live body counts.
  • Operation Rolling Thunder

    Operation Rolling Thunder

    Bombing in Vietnam
  • Bombing on Hanoi

    Bombing on Hanoi

    Constant bombing for 3 years
    ex. Carpet Bombing Nepalm
  • Tet Offense

    Tet Offense

    N. Vietnamese Army + Viet Cong attack South simultaneously (67,000 attack 100 cities, bases, and the US embassy in Saigon)
    Take every major southern city
    U.S. + ARVN beat back the offensive
    Viet Cong destroyed
    N. Vietnamese army debilitated
  • Kent State

    Kent State

    4 students killed and 11 wounded

  • Pentagon Papers

    Former defense analyst Daniel Ellsbergleaked govt. docs. regarding war efforts during Johnson’s administration to the New York Times.
    Docs. Govt. misled Congress & Amer. People regarding its intentions in Vietnam during mid-1960s.
    Primary reason for fighting not to eliminate communism, but to avoid humiliating defeat.
    New York Times v. United States (1971) *
  • Cease Fire Agreement

    Cease Fire Agreement

    Ceasefire signed between
    U.S., South Vietnam, & North Vietnam