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Japanese Surrendered
-August 1945
-political
-Japan -
Communist Rule
-China came under communist rule
-political -
Korean War
-Korean War began
-economical -
Vietnam Divides
-North vs. South
-political -
Justices Rule
-justices rule that "in the field of public education, the doctrine of 'separate but equal' has no place"
-economical -
Napalms
-first napalm attack in '54
-social -
Advanced Weapons
-during the Vietnam War
-napalm and agent orange kill many and destroy crops
-social/political -
Kennedy Loses Support
-Diem ordered a crackdown against his opponents, JFK withdrew his support from Diem
-economical -
Washington March
-march on Washington took place
-social -
Supreme Court Ruling
-supreme court ruled that segregation on buses was unconstitutional
-political -
JFK Assassination
-social
-JFK was assassinated -
Vietcong Attacks
-Vietcong attacked an American base at Pleiku, in South Vietnam killing 8 Americans
-economical -
Urban Explodes
-urban discontent exploded into violence
-social -
Tet Offensive
-U.S. and Vietnam
-Vietcong caused a major lose in the war
-economical -
Nixon
-wanting to restore
-social -
U.S. Fights Each Other
-tensions beginning
-U.S. is fighting
-social -
Vietnamization
-u.s. troops were slowly being evacuated
-social -
Cambodia and Vietnam
-U.S. Cambodia and Vietnam
-war spread and lead to Cambodia to become an enemy -
Nixon Impeached
-social -
War Ends
-Vietnam War comes to an end
-North Vietnam ends war by killing many South Vietnam soldiers
-political