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PRESENTATION OUTLINE

VIETNAM WAR

BY MEGAN CATES

OCTOBER, 1930

HO CHI MINH HELPED FOUND THE INDOCHINESE PARTY.

SEPTEMBER,1940

JAPAN INVADES VIETNAM

JANUARY,1950

THE VIETMINH RECEIVED MILITARY ADVISORS AND WEAPONS FROM CHINA

JULY, 1954

U.S. PLEDGED FRANCE $15 MILLION IN MILITARY AID TO HELP FIGHT IN VIETNAM

1960

VIETCONG FORMED

JANUARY 20, 1968

THE BATTLE OF KHE SANH BEGAN.

JANUARY 30, 1968

VIETNAM CONG RELEASED FIRST DEFENSIVE, FIRST DAY OF TET OFFENSIVE

JANUARY 31, 1968

VIETCONG ATTACKED SOUTH VIETNAM WITH GUIRILLAS

FEBRUARY 1, 1968

FIRST DAY OF TET OFFENSIVE

FEBRUARY 28, 1968

WESTMORELAND DEMANDS 200,000 MORE TROOPS

MARCH 12, 1968

BY 300 VOTES PRESIDENT JOHNSON DEFEATS EUGENE MCHARTHY

MARCH 16, 1968

MY LAI MASSACRE, BETWEEN 200 TO 500 UNARMED CIVILLIANS

MARCH 31, 1968

PRESIDENT JOHNSON DIDNT WANT TO RUN FOR HIS SECOND TERM IN PRESIDENCY

MAY 5-13,1968

COMMUNIST lAUNCHED sECONG OFFENSIVE AGAINST SOUTH VIETNAMESE

NOVEMBER 8-9, 1968

BAIDS NEAR CAMBODIA BORDER RAIDS INCREASED BOMBING IN SOUTH VIETNAM