The document outlines key events of the Vietnam War, including major battles, political changes, and public sentiment shifts from 1954 to 1973. It highlights the involvement of U.S. presidents, notable incidents like the Gulf of Tonkin and the Tet Offensive, and the impact of anti-war protests. The timeline concludes with the War Powers Act and the withdrawal of U.S. troops from Vietnam.

1. Vietnam War
 Some Dates you should know.

2. 1954
 The French lost a
major battle to
Communist leader
Ho Chi Minh
in 1954
@ Dien Bien Phu

3. 1963
 1963: JFK supports
the removal of South
Vietnam’s President
Ngo Dinh Diem. They
are murdered (Nov. 2)
 Kennedy was
assassinated just
weeks later (Nov. 22)

4. 1964
 Tonkin Gulf Incident
1964
led to the …Tonkin
Gulf Resolution
 “The Blank Check” *
giving permission to
President Johnson to
wage war to stop
Communist North
Vietnam from taking
over South Vietnam

5. 1965
 First U.S. Combat troops to Vietnam

7. 1968
 TET Offensive
– Surprise attacks by
Viet Cong
Communists in South
Vietnam
– Military failure for
Communists BUT a
HUGE psychological
VICTORY for them
because the American
people thought the war
was UNWINNABLE
– Public Opinion goes
against the war

8. 1970
 Kent State
University
 4 Students shot
by Army National
Guard on
campus in Ohio.
 They were
protesting the
War.

9. 1973
 War Powers Act,
1973 ‫٭‬
 President must notify
Congress within 48
hours of deploying
military force
 President must
withdraw forces
unless he gains
Congressional
approval within 90
days

10. 1973
 Ceasefire Declared
 Last US Troops
Leave South Vietnam