World History By BlakeleyJ 1941 The Viet Minh was organized Jul 21, 1954 Geneva accords that divided vietnam 1961 Agent Orange was introduced during the war Aug 2, 1964 The gulf of tonkin incident Mar 8, 1965 landing of the first U.S combat troops in vietnam Jan 31, 1968 The Tet offensive, coordinated attack by the Viet Cong Mar 16, 1968 My Lai massacre Mar 18, 1970 Rise of Khmer Rouge (overthrow Prince Sihanouk) 1971 pentagon papers, U.S misled the public about war progress. Jan 27, 1973 Paris Peace accords, agreement to end the war Mar 29, 1973 last U.S troops leave vietnam 1975 Security Prison at tuol sleng Apr 17, 1975 Pol pot made "Year zero" policies Apr 17, 1975 Killing fields Apr 17, 1975 Khmer Rouge targets specific groups (immediately after seizing Phnom Penh) Apr 17, 1975 Khmer Rouge seizes Phnom Pen Apr 17, 1975 Khmer Rouge forced evacuation of cities 1978 Vietnamese Invasion 1980 S-21 Prison made into a museum by the new government Apr 15, 1998 death of Pol pot Aug 25, 2010 I was born Aug 24, 2015 I went to elementary school Aug 21, 2021 start of middle school Aug 19, 2024 start of highschool Nov 16, 2024 Won state volleyball