The main negotiator of the peace treaty with the North Vietnamese; secretary of state during Nixon's presidency (1970s).
Henry Kissinger
100
a massive surprise attack by the Vietcong on South Vietnamese towns and cities early in 1968
Tet Offensive
100
On March 6th, France recognizes the Democratic Republic of Vietnam as a free state within the Indochinese Federation and French Union.
1946
200
Leader of South Vietnam, 1954-1963; supported by United States, but not by Vietnamese Buddhist majority; assassinated in 1963
Ngo Dinh Diem
200
a public distrust of statements made by the government
Credibility Gap
200
From January 30 to February 24 the NLF launches the TET Offensive; simultaneous attacks on all U.S. military bases and 110 cities and towns in South Vietnam.
1968
300
First president to resign; invented 'Vietnamization'; ended the war in Vietnam. amazing with foreign policy, but was forced to resign after the Watergate scandal of 1973.
Richard Nixon
300
leaf-killing toxic chemical
Agent Orange
300
President Nixon appoints Henry Cabot Lodge as Chief U.S. negotiator in Paris.
1969
400
He was last emperor of Vietnam, who ascended the throne in 1926.
Bao Dai
400
an organization whose goal it was to win Vietnam's independence from foreign rule
Vietminh
400
In march the Japanese declare French rule at and end in Vietnam and Emperor Bao Dai proclaims “independence” in March.
1945
500
He was the 35th president whose decision to send U.S. “military advisors” into Vietnam in 1962 marked the first official U.S. involvement in the country.
John F. Kennedy
500
a person who opposed the Vietnam War and believed that the United States should withdrawal from it
Dove
500
The Truman Doctrine is issued, promising U.S. support for armed opposition to communists across the globe.