Vietnam war

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  • start of the War

    start of the War

    the United States established the Military Assistance Advisory Group-Vietnam,marking the first direct US military involvement
  • Gulf of Tonkin incident

    Gulf of Tonkin incident

    the day two U.S battleships were fired on by Vietnam ships making Lyndon B. Johnson to increase U.S involvement in the war with the gulf of tonkin resolution
  • Period: to

    operation rolling thunder

    waves of bombing runs the US did to weaken and destroy Vietcong supple routes and bases
  • landing of US troops

    landing of US troops

    3,500 Marines made landing in Da Nang, South Vietnam
  • Battle of La Drang

    Battle of La Drang

    the first major battle between the United States Army and the People's Army of Vietnam
  • My Lai Massacre

    My Lai Massacre

    the mass murder of unarmed civilians in Son My village, Quang Ngai province
  • The Tet Offensive

    The Tet Offensive

    during the lunar new year holiday, North Vietnamese and communist Viet Cong forces launched a coordinated attack against a number of targets in South Vietnam.
  • Richard Nixon elected

    Richard Nixon elected

    He promised an "honorable end" to the war and began a policy of withdrawing American troops as he transferred military responsibility to the South Vietnamese. However he also expanded the war by secretly bombing and invading neutral Cambodia and Laos to destroy supple routes
  • Kent Kate Shootings

    Kent Kate Shootings

    members of the Ohio National Guard opened fire on unarmed students during a mass protest against the Vietnam War at Kent State killing 4 students.
  • The Fall of Saigon

    The Fall of Saigon

    North Vietnam captured Saigon, then the capital of South Vietnam, This led to the collapse of the South Vietnamese government