Vietnam War Fast Facts

• Years: 1954-1975– 1954- Vietnam Independence– 1975- Saigon (SV) falls to NV

• US Involvement– Eisenhower- sent in small

number of troops– JFK- sent in small number of

troops– LBJ- Gulf of Tonkin

Resolution, starts the war– Nixon- ends US involvement

in 1973• -Paris Peace Agreement- US

and NV signed, withdrawal of all remaining U.S. forces from Vietnam

• US Cost of War– The U.S. spent over

$140 billion– 58,000 U.S. soldiers

were killed– 350,000 were wounded– Public lost confidence

and rebelled– Very costly

economically, hurt the US economy