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Arrival
American Military advisors arrived in what was then French Indochina. -
Troop Levels
Troop levels tripled -
The Protest
After the battle of Ap Bac buddist monks started setting themselves on fire in public places to protest. -
Bombing Raids
Bombing raids commenced in North Vietnam that lasted for three years. -
Battle of La Drang Valley
The 9th Marine Expeditionary Brigade arrived in Vietnam causing the Battle of La Drang Valley -
The Iron Triangle
- The Iron Triangle of Vietcong tunnels is discovered. -Protests continue; Martin Luther King and others call for draft evasion.
- The U.S. Secretary of Defense admits that the U.S. bombing raids had failed to meet their objectives.
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New Prestident
- Battle for Hue: Mass graves found
- My Lai village Massacre by US troops
- Richard Nixon is elected President of the U.S.
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Extension of Vietnam war
President Nixon extends Vietnam War to Cambodia -
Pentagon
Publication of the Pentagon papers -
Pressure on North Vietnam
US forces apply pressure on North Vietnam by heavy bombing of Hanoi and Haiphong -
An Agreement
- a cease-fire agreement is signed in Paris
- The end of the Draft is publicized
- All remaining US troops leave Vietnam
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The Fall of Saigon
