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The 1954 Battle of Dien Bien Phu was a decisive victory for the communist Viet Minh forces over the French, leading to the end of French colonial rule in Southeast Asia and setting the stage for increased U.S. involvement in Vietnam. -
The ideological struggle of the Cold War, American fears of communism spreading (the domino theory), and Vietnamese desires for reunification under a single government, which led to the United States supporting South Vietnam to prevent communist domination. -
The Gulf of Tonkin incident was an international confrontation which led to the United States engaging more directly in the Vietnam War. -
The Battle of Ia Drang was the first major battle between the United States Army and the People's Army of Vietnam, as part of the Pleiku campaign conducted early in the Vietnam War, at the eastern foot of the Chu Pong Massif in the central highlands of Vietnam, in 1965. -
Operation Rolling Thunder was a gradual and sustained aerial bombardment campaign conducted by the United States 2nd Air Division, U.S. Navy, and Republic of Vietnam Air Force against North Vietnam from 2 March 1965 until 2 November 1968, during the Vietnam War. -
The Tet Offensive was a series of surprise attacks by North Vietnamese and Viet Cong forces against more than 100 cities and towns in South Vietnam, beginning on January 30, 1968, during the Tet holiday. -
The My Lai Massacre was the mass murder of unarmed Vietnamese civilians by U.S. soldiers in a series of atrocities that took place on March 16, 1968. Led by Lieutenant William Calley, soldiers of Charlie Company brutally killed hundreds of villagers, including women, children, and elderly men, in the hamlet of My Lai 4 and a nearby community. -
His passing did not lead to a significant policy shift or a negotiated end to the war; it did prompt a period of mourning in North Vietnam and reinforced China's commitment to supporting their cause, which was vital for continued resistance. -
The Paris Peace Accords, signed on January 27, 1973, officially ended U.S. involvement in the Vietnam War by calling for a cease-fire, the withdrawal of all U.S. and foreign troops, and the release of prisoners of war. -
Before his rule, Lon Nol was in power. -
Pol Pot and the Khmer Rouge initiated "Year Zero" on April 17, 1975, when they captured the Cambodian capital of Phnom Penh. This marked the beginning of the Cambodian Genocide. -
The atrocities known as the "Killing Fields" began in Cambodia on April 17, 1975, the day the Khmer Rouge, led by Pol Pot, seized power in the capital city of Phnom Penh -
North Vietnam captured Saigon, then the capital of South Vietnam, on 30 April 1975 as part of its 1975 spring offensive. This led to the collapse of the South Vietnamese government and the evacuation of thousands of U.S. personnel and South Vietnamese civilians, marking the end of the Vietnam War. -
As the Khmer Rouge solidified control, they began summarily executing former government officials, military personnel, and anyone perceived as an intellectual or a threat to their agrarian ideology. Many were killed for wearing glasses or speaking a foreign language
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Vietnamese invasion: Following years of border clashes, Vietnam invaded Cambodia in December 1978, quickly routing the Khmer Rouge forces. Pol Pot and the Khmer Rouge leadership fled to the border with Thailand. -
Pol Pot was removed from power when Vietnam invaded Cambodia and overthrew the Khmer Rouge regime on January 7, 1979. -
The Khmer Rouge, though defeated, retreated to the jungles along the Thai border and continued a guerrilla war against the Vietnamese-backed government. During the 1980s, the PRK fought against the Coalition Government of Democratic Kampuchea (CGDK), a government-in-exile formed in 1982 by the Khmer Rouge and two non-communist factions, including supporters of former king Norodom Sihanouk.
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Facing international pressure and economic strain, Vietnam withdrew its forces from Cambodia in 1989
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The Khmer Rouge began to fracture in the mid-1990s, weakened by infighting and defections. In 1997, Pol Pot was arrested by other Khmer Rouge leaders and put on a show trial.
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died due to a supposed heart attack before he could be tried. -
Born in Colorado
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Moving from Colorado to Alaska cause our dad got custody of me and Nathan
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Heading to Texas due to issues
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Heading to Nikiski area of alaska
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