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17th Parallel
The 17th parallel, which was a military established line in Vietnam by the Geneva accords. -
Battle of Dien Bien Phu
Fought years before America got involved in the war; however, It would tie the Americans into the war -
Establishment of the National Liberation Front
The NLF, National Liberation Front, had been formed. Including North Vietnamese being the political wing in the antigovernment insurgency in Southern Vietnam. -
Gulf of Tonkin Incident and Resolution
Congress had passed this Resolution, in which it authorized the President Johnson to take any action he deemed necessary. To maintain the peace and security through Southeast Asia. -
Tinker v. Des Moines
An individual group had gathered in Des Moines, As they planned on wearing black arm bands to support the stop of the Vietnam war. The principle got air of the plan and made a policy for any student who wears armbands will be asked to take it off or if they refuse suspension. -
Operation Rolling Thunder
President Johnson had launched a campaign which had lasted three-years in North Vietnam and the Ho chi trail -
US combat troops arrive in Vietnam
The first American infantry troops had arrived in Vietnam. Their purpose was to protect the U.S. airbase from Viet Cong attacks. -
1968 Presidential Election
President Johnson had halted the bombings in Vietnam. As he was facing hate about the war he would later announce he wouldn't be running for reelection. -
Tet Offensive
In this giant offensive manivor, 100 cities including outposts across South Vietnam. As well as Hue and Saigon were undergoing attacks. The U.S. embassy had also gone under siege. -
My Lai Massacre
A platoon of American Soldiers had gone and raided the village of My Lai. Which lead to the My Lai massacre. -
1968 Democratic National Convention
The convention was being held in Chicago, Illinois. As it was going on tens of thousands of people rushed the streets protesting again the war. -
Woodstock 1969
It aloud people to escape the reality of the war. It focused on peace and love through music -
Kent State University Protest
As a protest had undergone at Kent state. It would later turn into a deadly scene as national Guardsmen had fired into an anti-war protest. Killing 4 students and injuring nine others -
Jackson State College Protest
The police had opened fired on a protest going on at Jackson state; -
Pentagon Papers
Papers had been leaked from the pentagon. Which showed the public that the government had been sending soldiers to a war that couldn't be won. -
Watergate
Five men had been caught trying to break into the Democratic National Commette headquarters. Which the security guard had called the metro police; leading to the arrest of the burglars. As it was theorized Nixon may have had a hand in this account. -
1973 Paris Peace Accords
The peace accords had ended direct combat of the United States in Vietnam. -
United States vs. Nixon
Nixon had been caught using his power, presidential, in an abusive manner. trying to get the CIA to obstruct the FBI's investigation.
Later resolving in the resining of Nixon . -
Fall of Saigon
The capital of South Vietnamese had been sieged over by the North Vietnamese Army. Causing the end of the Vietnam war.