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War Powers Act
A resolution of Congress that stated that the President can send troops into action abroad only by authorization of Congress or if America is already under attack or serious threat. -
Ho Chi Minh take control of North
Ho Chi Minh declares an independent Vietnam, called the Democratic Republic of Vietnam. -
Geneva accords
A conference which took place in Geneva, Switzerland, whose purpose was to attempt to find a way to settle outstanding issues on the Korean peninsula and to unify Vietnam and discuss the possibility of restoring peace in Indochina. -
Ngo Dinh Diem Assassinated
The arrest and assassination of Ngô Đình Diệm, the president of South Vietnam, marked the culmination of a successful CIA-backed coup d'état led by General Dương Văn Minh -
JFK Assasination
Assassinated in downtown Dallas by a ex-marine communist Lee Harvey Oswald. No known accomplices -
Gulf of Tonkin Resolution
Gave President Lyndon Johnson authority to increase U.S. involvement in the war between North and South Vietnam. -
Operation Rolling Thunder
Operation Rolling Thunder marked the first sustained American assault on North Vietnamese territory and thus represented a major expansion of U.S. involvement in the Vietnam War. It was intended to put military pressure on North Vietnam’s Communist leaders and reduce their capacity to wage war against the U.S.-supported government of South Vietnam. -
Tet Offensive
An offensive by Vietcong and North Vietnamese forces against South Vietnamese and U.S. positions in South Vietnam, beginning on Jan. 31, 1968, the start of Tet. -
Mai Lai Massacre
American soldiers brutally killed the majority of the population of the South Vietnamese hamlet of My Lai in March 1968. It is believed that as many as 500 people including women, children and the elderly were killed in the Mai Lie Massacre. -
Nixon Elected
Nixon ran on a campaign that promised to restore law and order to the nation's cities, torn by riots and crime. -
US Invade Cambodia
The invasion was under the pretext of disrupting the North Vietnamese supply lines. They also invaded in order to bomb and destroy the Viet Cong base camps, that were backing up the other operations in South Vietnam. -
Kent State Incident
Involved the shooting of unarmed college students by the Ohio National Guard. The guardsmen fired 67 rounds over a period of 13 seconds, killing four students and wounding nine others, one of whom suffered permanent paralysis. -
Jackson State College
a group of student protesters against the Vietnam War, specifically the United States invasion of Cambodia, were confronted by city and state police. Shortly after midnight, the police opened fire, killing two students and injuring twelve. -
American Troops Withdraw
a peace agreement was reached by the United States, North Vietnam, South Vietnam, and the NLF's provisional revolutionary government. The accord provided for the end of hostilities, the withdrawal of U.S -
Fall of Saigon
The capture of Saigon, the capital of South Vietnam, by the People's Army of Vietnam and the National Liberation Front of South Vietnam. The event marked the end of the Vietnam War and the start of a transition period leading to the reunification of Vietnam.
