1. By: Josh Densmore Vietnam The Fall of Saigon

3. Map of Vietnam

4. Famous People of the 70’s (Important to Vietnam War) As their fame and critical appreciation increased in the late 1960s to the 1970s, The Beatles, and John Lennon in particular - became increasingly political in many protest songs. Tariq Ali, a socialist leader, summarized the reason for this as: “The whole culture had been radicalized, [Lennon] was engaged with the world, and the world was changing him.’’ The Beatles' first overtly political song was “Revolution.’’ Jimi Hendrix and the Beatles were important to the Vietnam war because they helped people through the war with their music, they all were against the war. Jimi Hendrix wrote music that inspired people during the Vietnam war, though he had an untimely death in 1970 at the age of 27. His styles were hard rock, blues rock, acid rock, and psychedelic rock. The Beatles' first overtly political song was “Revolution.’’

6. Saigon Timeline March 30, 1972 More than 20,000 North Vietnamese troops cross the demilitarized zone, forcing the South Vietnamese units into a chaotic retreat. Here, a South Vietnamese marine carries a dead comrade. Dec. 13, 1972 Peace talks between the United States and North Vietnam break off in Paris. Dec. 18, 1972 Nixon orders a new bombing campaign against North Vietnam. U.S. aircraft drop more than 20,000 tons of bombs in the12-day operation. Jan. 27, 1973 The United States and North Vietnam sign the Paris Peace Accords, ending the American combat role in the war. The U.S. military draft ends. March 29, 1973 The last U.S. combat troops leave Vietnam. April 21, 1975 Current President of South Vietnam resigns and flees to Taiwan. April 29, 1975 The last Americans are evacuated from Saigon. Flying from carriers off shore, U.S. helicopters coordinate a massive airlift that, within 18 hours, flies more than 1,000 American civilians and almost 7,000 South Vietnamese refugees out of Saigon. April 30, 1975 7:52 a.m. - The last helicopter lifts off from the roof of the U.S. Embassy, ending the mass evacuation. April 30, 1975 10:30 a.m. - The last leader of South Vietnam, Gen. Duong Van Minh, announces on radio that the nation has surrendered. April 30,1975 12:45 p.m. - A 20-year-old female guerrilla named Nguyen Trung Kien raises the flag of the Vietcong's Provisional Revolutionary Government over the presidential palace, effectively ending the nation of South Vietnam. March 1975 North Vietnam sends 100,000 soldiers against Hue and Danang, and quickly overwhelms the northern provinces of South Vietnam.