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Johnson Became President
President Kennedy got assassinated. Then Lyndon B. Johnson became president. -
Gulf of Tonkin
Two torpedo boats attacked the USS Maddox. No one knew if it was the North Vietnamese or not. -
Search and Destroy Missions
American troops would close in on spots that were controlled by the enemy. The based their success on how many people they killed. -
Operation Flaming Dart
The White House authorized a series of targeted bombings. They targeted the North because of the Vietcong attacks. -
Operation Rolling Thunder
This was more intense aerial bombing. This lasted three more years -
U.S. Marines landing
About 3,500 Marines landed at China Beach near Da Nang -
Operation Starlite
5,000 American soldiers destroyed Vietcong which was around 2,000 people. This was near Chu Lai -
Operation Crimp
The mission was to locate the Vietcong headquarters. The Americans and Australians killed many dozen people. -
Operation Attleboro
American troops killed over 2,000 people of the Vietcong. This was a major section of South Vietnam -
My Lai Massacre
American soldiers were killing Vietnamese villagers. This happened in Quang Ngai
