VIETNAM TIMELINE

GULF OF TONKIN INCIDENT 1964

• Vietnamese PT boats supposedly fire torpedoes at the USS Maddox
• The USS Maddox was located in international waters

GULF OF TONKIN RESOLUTION, 1964

• This gave more power to Johnson in Vietnam

OPERATION ROLLING THUNDER FEBRUARY, 1965

• Continued bombing raids in North Vietnam

OPERATION CEDAR FALLS 1967

• A major operation where 14,000us troops
• and 16,000 south Vietnamese troops were deployed

MARTIN LUTHER KING SPEAKS OUT ABOUT WAR 1967

• He called the US "the greatest purveyor of violence in the world,"
• Also suggested that the anit-war and civilrights groups join toghter

BATTLE FOR HUE, FEB 1968

• The battle lasted 26days and Hue was leveled to the ground
• The population had no where to live after the battle

MY LAI MASSACRE, FEB 1968

• Us soldiers started to kill civilians in My Lai for no reason
• This divided the us citizens further

PARIS PEACE TALKS START, MAY 1968

• Talks begin on May 10th with us and vietnamisee reps.

Upheaval at Democratic Convention in Chicago, AUG 1968

• Mayor Richard Daley orders police to stop anti-war protests

RICHARD NIXON BECOMES PRESIDENT, NOV 1968

• Nixon became the president and was running on the platform of "Law and order"
• Nixon just barely beats his competitors by 0.6%

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WORKS CITED

• http://www.english.illinois.edu/maps/vietnam/timeline.htm
• http://www.google.com