1975 ⟶ Mayagüez Incident
Mayagüez incident: the Khmer Rouge seize an American naval s...
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🇻🇳 "Vietnamization" Begins
"Vietnamization" begins with U.S. troop withdrawals from Vietnam and the burden of combat being placed on the South Vietnamese.⟶
Vietnam WarUSWithdrawalSouth VietnamWarMilitaryCold WarAsia
💥 Viet Cong Offensive Repulsed
Viet Cong (also called the National Liberation Front of South Vietnam, or NLF) goes to the offensive in South Vietnam, only to be repulsed by the South Vietnamese regime with major American air support.⟶
Vietnam WarViet CongSouth VietnamUSWarAsiaCold WarMilitaryConflict
🚢 Mayagüez Incident
Mayagüez incident: the Khmer Rouge seize an American naval ship, prompting American intervention to recapture the ship and its crew. In the end, the crew is released from captivity.⟶
MayagüezUSKhmer RougeCambodiaAsiaCold WarMilitaryDiplomacy
🇰🇭 Khmer Rouge Takes Power in Cambodia
The communist Khmer Rouge, under the leadership of Pol Pot, take power in Cambodia. Beginning of the Cambodian genocide.⟶
CambodiaKhmer RougePol PotGenocideAsiaCommunismCivil WarCold War
🚢 Gulf of Sidra Incident
Gulf of Sidra incident between America and Libya, similar to the 1981 Gulf of Sidra incident.⟶
Gulf of SidraLibyaUSmilitaryconflictCold Warnaval