A game of basketball is made up of four quarters, each ten (or in the National Basketball Association 12,) minutes long. At the start of each quarter the team who has the possession arrow pointing towards their hoop gets the ball. Then the arrow is switched, and the next team gets the ball next quarter.
Ending the Vietnam War, 1969â1973. 1  President Richard M. Nixon assumed responsibility for the Vietnam War as he swore the oath of office on January 20, 1969. He knew that ending this war honorably was essential to his success in the presidency.
When Did the Vietnam War Start? Vietnam War started in March 1959 and lasted for almost 26 years. The North Vietnamese Army used conventional military tactics and strategies in the war while the South Vietnamese Army and the U.S. Army implement air strikes as well as search and destroy operations.