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Eisenhower's Administration
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Battle of Dien Bien Phu
Battle of the first Indochina war between France, America, Vietnam, and China -
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Geneva Accords
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Kennedy's Administration
Gave troops authorization to be sent to South Vietnam and authorized the Bay of Pigs attack -
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Johnson's Administration
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Gulf of Tonkin
An unprovoked attack by North Vietnam that destroyed two United States destroyers -
Tonkin Resolution
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Vietnamization
The policy of slowly removing United States troops and aid until the war was solely on South Vietnam's shoulders -
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Tet Offensive
Attacks by North Vietnam which collapsed rebellions in South Vietnam which made the U.S. back down -
My Lai Massacre
The mass murder of Vietnamese on United States ships -
Daniel Ellsberg
Contributor of the Pentagon Papers who tried to get them to be released onto the Senate floor -
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Nixon's Administration
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Invasion of Cambodia
Series of military campaigns in Cambodia by the United States to take out Viet Cong bases in Cambodia -
Pentagon Papers
Leaked reports of the DoD's plans for Vietnam -
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Christmas Bombing
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Paris Peace Conference/Accords
A written agreement to end the Vietnam War -
War Powers Act
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Ford's Administration
Was president during the end of the Vietnam War after the fall of Saigon -
Fall of Saigon