Post ww2

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    Vietnam War

  • Vietcong battles the South Vietnamese government.

    Vietcong battles the South Vietnamese government.

  • Gulf of Tonkin Incident

    Gulf of Tonkin Incident
    The Gulf of Tonkin incident was an international confrontation that led to the United States engaging more directly in the Vietnam War.

  • Operation rolling thunder.

    Operation rolling thunder.
    Operation Rolling Thunder was a gradual and sustained aerial bombardment campaign conducted by the United States 2nd Air Division, U.S. Navy, and Republic of Vietnam Air Force against the Democratic Republic of Vietnam, China and North Korea from 2 March 1965 until 2 November 1968, during the Vietnam War.

  • Vietnamzation

    Vietnamzation
    Vietnamization was a policy of the Richard Nixon administration to end U.S. involvement in the Vietnam War through a program to "expand, equip, and train South Vietnamese forces and assign to them an ever-increasing combat role, at the same time steadily reducing the number of U.S. combat troops".

  • Efforts to end conflcits

    Efforts to end conflcits
    From 1968 to 1973, efforts were made to end the conflict through diplomacy or dialogue.