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Ho Chi Minh
He founded the Indochinese Communist Party. -
Japan
Japnan invades Vietnam. This is what caused more bad stuff in in Vietnam. -
Geneva Conference
Was a conference that took place in Geneva, Switzerland. The purpose of it was to try to settle issues on the Korean peninsula and unify Vietnam -
Geneva
The Geneva Accords, cease-fire for the peaceful withdrawal of the French from Vietnam, and temporary boundary between North and South Vietnam at the 17th parallel. -
South Vietnam
South Vietnam declares itself the Republic of Vietnam. While Ngo Dinh Diem becomes president. -
Ngo Dinh Diem
Ngo Dinh Diem is executed. He was exucted during a coup. -
Response in Gulf of Tonkin
In the Gulf of Tonkin incident the U.S passed Golf of Tonkin Resolution. -
Tonkin Resolution
It was a major event because president Lyndon B Johnson authorized a formal declartion of war by the U.S congress. The resolution allowed the president to do whatever he wanted. -
Operation Rolling Thunder
This was a bombing campaign. It lasted until October 1968, and the U.S air force and the navy did the bombing. -
Troops
The very first troops arrive in Vietnam for the war. -
Tet Offensive
The Tet Offensive was one of the largest military campaigns. It was North Vietnam vs South Vietnam -
A lot of troops
The number of troops in Vietnam is huge. The number now reached 540,000 -
Vietnamization
Was a RIchard Nixon policy. It was to end the United States involvement in the war. -
Mai Lai massacre
This is when America now knows of the Mai Lai massacre. -
Kent State
Nixon said the forces would expand into Cambodia. Kent State was a colleg where some students protested, and there was a shooting where a total of 9 students died. -
26th amendment
The 26th amendment was where citizens of 18 years old could vote. It's the shortest constitutional amendment. -
U.S withdrawls troops
This is the day the United States decided to withdrawl troops. It was a long war. -
War Powers Act
This was an act that allowed presidents to send only a certain amount of troops somewhere. Under it presidents can only send them into battle. -
South Vietnam Surrenders
This is when South Vietnam surrendered. They did because North Vietnam had pretty much run them all over. -
Memorial
The Vietnam Memorila is made for troops.
