World History

By rhyrhy15
  • 1954

    1954

    France recognizes the independence of the democratic republic
  • 1963

    1963

    John F. Kennedy sends helicopters and Green Berets to South Vietnam.
  • 1964

    1964

    Lyndon B.. Johnson uses military force in Vietnam.
  • Another 1965

    Another 1965

    The first major batter of the war, Operation Starlite
  • 1965

    1965

    U.S. combat troops begin arriving in Vietnam
  • 1965-1968

    1965-1968

    operation rolling thunder
  • 1968

    1968

    Tet Offensive is launched, series of coordinated attacks.
  • Rise of Khmer rouge

    Rise of Khmer rouge

  • Rise of Khmer Rouge

  • security prison and torture center

    security prison and torture center

  • 1973

    1973

    The Paris Peace Accords are signed.
  • forced labor

    forced labor

  • 1975

    1975

    The Fall of Saigon
  • The Fall of Phnom Penh

    The Fall of Phnom Penh

  • killing fields

    killing fields

  • "Year Zero" & forced evacuations

    "Year Zero" & forced evacuations

  • The Tuol Sleng Prison

    The Tuol Sleng Prison

  • Fall of Phnom Penh

    Fall of Phnom Penh

  • targeting intellectuals

    targeting intellectuals

  • Creation of farms and communes

    Creation of farms and communes

  • targeting of minorites

    targeting of minorites

  • Invasion by Vietnam

    Invasion by Vietnam

    1979 is where Khmer Rouge ends
  • the killing fields

    the killing fields

    1.5-2 million people died
  • Vietnam invasion and fall of Khmer rouge

    Vietnam invasion and fall of Khmer rouge

  • internationally response and support for Khmer rouge

    internationally response and support for Khmer rouge

  • community's support for Khmer Rouge

    community's support for Khmer Rouge

  • capture and death of Khmer rouge leaders

    capture and death of Khmer rouge leaders

  • Khmer Rouge tribunal

    Khmer Rouge tribunal

    Pol Pot died 1998 before facing trial
  • the Khmer rouge tribunal

    the Khmer rouge tribunal

  • Period: to

    moved to Hawaii

  • Period: to

    Moved to Idaho

  • Period: to

    Drove through Canada for 4 days

  • Period: to

    Started going to Nikiski Highschool

  • Period: to

    Started dating spencer