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France Withdraws From Vietnam
This brought an end to the French colonial efforts in Indochina.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/War_in_Vietnam_(1954%E2%80%931959) (Photo link) -
The Gulf of Tonkin Resolution
This gave President Lyndon Johnson the authority to increase U.S. involvement in the war between North and South Vietnam.
https://www.zinnedproject.org/news/tdih/gulf-of-tonkin/ -
Invasion of Cambodia
Cambodian neutrality and their military were weak, making a safe territory where forces could make bases for operations over the border. Once the US moved towards a policy of veintnamization and withdraw.
(Photo cite) https://mothership.sg/2019/06/vietnam-cambodia-invasion-khmer-rouge-genocide/ -
Kent State Massacre
The Kent State massacre affected public opinion at an already socially contentious time over the role of the United States in the Vietnam War.
(Photo cite) https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/kent-state-massacre-shootings-college-campus-50-years-ago-changed-n1197676 -
The Treaty of Paris
Ending the American Revolution and formally becoming an independent nation.
(Photo cite) https://www.archives.gov/milestone-documents/treaty-of-paris