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french involvement in vietnam
US started funding most of french involvement in vietnam. We both mutually hated communism. -
heavily training south vietnam troops
We sent 400 green berets to train troops in south vietnam so they could start fighting better as a group. Defend against viet cong. -
domino theory
Many countries started believing the domino theory would takeover. started to up involvement in vietnam -
Gulf of tonkin
Attack on US destroyers. North vietnam was provoked cause we were shooting at their land. -
Operation rolling thunder
following Tonkin incident we decided to start bombing north vietnam. We expected to wipe them out very quickly. -
ground troops put in vietnam for the first time
Johnson sent troops to vietnam for the first time because airstrikes weren't working. they expected it to be finished very quick. Mainly for base protaction -
draft
Leading military commander says we need more troops. Johnson starts drafting so we have plenty of troops. -
battle of la drang valley
First major battle with many american casualties. US won the battle barley we were outnumbered 8/1. Started using helicopters as transportation. -
search and destroy strategy
the Pentagon declared that if the major operations needed to neutralize North Vietnamese and NLF forces were to succeed. -
My Lai Massacre
ordered the execution of hundreds of villagers in lard numbers. The executions only stopped when US helicopters came to the scene.
