Vietnam War

By mtopelson

  • Geneva Accords

    Geneva Accords
    Temporarily separated Vietnam along the 17th parallel. Free elections were supposed to be held in 1956 to reunite Vietnam.

  • Gulf of Tonkin Resolution

    Gulf of Tonkin Resolution
    The Gulf of Tonkin Resolution granted broad military powers to the president without declaring war.

  • Operation Rolling Thunder begins

    Operation Rolling Thunder begins
    US military aircraft attacked targets throughout North Vietnam from March 1965 to October 1968.

  • Tet Offensive

    Tet Offensive
    Vietcong troops attacked major metropolitan centers, US embassy, and an American base in South Vietnam on the Buddhist holiday of Tet.

  • My Lai Massacre

    My Lai Massacre
    American soldiers opened fire on women, children, and innocent peasants in My Lai. 300-500 Vietnamese died in this massacre.

  • Nixon wins presidential election

    Nixon wins presidential election
    In 1968 Richard Nixon won the presidential election. He created a plan called Vietnamization to withdraw troops from Vietnam.

  • Kent State Massacre

    Kent State Massacre
    4 students at Kent State University were killed during a protest of the Vietnam War.