VIETNAM TIMELINE

1950

• The U.S. enters the war

1954

• Eisenhower explains the domino theory

MAY 1954

• French surrender to Vietminh at DienBienPhu

MAY AND JULY 1954

• Countries, including the U.S., China,
• Soviet Union, and Cambodia to sign a
• Peace agreement to divide vietnam at the 17th parallel

1956

• South Vietnam's president refused to
• Take part in election

JANUARY 30 1968

• Tet Offensive begins

MARCH 1968

• McCarthy had 42 percent of primary
• Johnson had 48 percent

MARCH 31 1968

• Johnson announced new democratic
• Change in his vietnam policy

APRIL 4 1968

• MLKJ gets assassinated

JUNE 5 1968

• RFK gets assaaainated

1968

• First 6 months atleast 40,000
• Students had particpated in over 200
• Demonstrations

1968

• Nixon won election for president

1968

• McCarthy runs against Humphries for
• Democratic primaries

AUGUST 1968

• Chaos and violence broke out