Vietnam War

By k_graham8

  • U.S. takes over from the french

    U.S. takes over from the french
    The U.S. government viewed this take over as a way to prevent the spread of communism.

  • Tonkin Gulf Resolution

    Tonkin Gulf Resolution
    The Tonkin Gulf Resolution was when congress allowed President Johnson to take any measure that he thought fit.

  • Marines Land

    Marines Land
    3500 marines land to help with combat and join the troops that where already there.

  • Mai Lai Massacre

    Mai Lai Massacre
    This was when 347 and 504 unarmed Vietnamese citizens were killed by some U.S. troops.

  • Troops Reduced

    Troops Reduced
    The fighting force was decreased, however, there were troops still fighting at this time.

  • Bombing Escalates

    Bombing Escalates
    U.S. aircraft bomb the major North Vietnamese population centers of Hanoi and Haiphong for the first time. Doing this it destroyed the oil supply and other things.

  • Troops Leave

    Troops Leave
    President Nixon ordered the troops to leave, as there was a lot of destruction as it was.

  • Vietnamization

    Vietnamization
    When Nixon wanted to end any ties with the Vietnam War.

  • Works Cited

    The History Place - Vietnam War 1965-1968. N.p., n.d. Web. 22
    May 2017. http://www.historyplace.com/unitedstates/v
    ietnam/index-1965.html.
    "My Lai Massacre." Wikipedia. Wikimedia Foundation, 20 May
    2017. Web. 22 May 2017. https://en.wikipedia
    .org/wiki/My_Lai_Massacre
    "Vietnam War." Wikipedia. Wikimedia Foundation, 23 May 2017.
    Web. 22 May 2017. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vietnam_War.