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The Ho Chi Manh Trail played an important part during the war. The Ho Chi Manh trail was used a lot during the Vietnam War mostly for the importance of sending over troops, supplies, and trucks safely to avoid being seen by U.S. Bomber plans. -
The JFK assassination was a key detail for the Vietnam War because we had troops in Vietnam and we couldn't get them out. JFK had a plan to get them out to avoid the issue with Vietnam and not to get involved, but he later got assassinated which made Johnson the new president and he hated Communism so he wanted to send troops into Vietnam to deal with the spread of Communism. -
this was an important day in the Vietnam War as this is what brought the U.S. in because of the random attack by Vietnam patrol boats. This also provoked the U.S. to bomb South Vietnam in return for the attack. -
LBJ gave the speech on what happened on August 2nd and 4th. He explained the situation within 48 hours. -
The U.S. Government said that there was a 2nd attack in the Gulf of Tonkin. The U.S. believed that a 2nd attack happened between the U.S. and Vietnam, but it was later proven that no second attack occurred and the attack was carried out. -
President Lyndon Johnson addressed on television that the U.S. ship was attacked and they sent planes to deal with the attackers they needed congress to support the decision and many people in congress agreed with the attack. -
Operation Flaming Dart was when President Johnson ordered an air strike on North Vietnam. They had aircraft carriers to Bomb North Vietnam Barracks and Aircraft sites. -
Rolling Thunder was an important aspect of Vietnam as this was when the U.S. decided to have a mass bombing in North Vietnam. it was also meant to boost South Vietnam. -
This was an important date since this was when the first 3,500 U.S. troops arrived in Vietnam on foot. This was also a turning point when the U.S. needed a new plan and strategy to navigate South Vietnam. -
The Battle of I Drang was the first major battle between the U.S. soldiers and the people of Vietnam. -
Operation Crimp was also known as The Battle of the Ho Bo Woods. This was a Military Operation that took place 20 Miles North—the U.S. and its allies only cleared some of it, but it was a key Communist part during the Vietnam War. -
This was the first-ever ground assault against the Veit Cong there was also Air and Navy support against the Veit Cong. This was one of the first-ever assaults the U.S. had.