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Vietnam War
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Truman Doctrine
Promised U.S. support of armed admission to communists across the globe -
Geneva Conference
A conference to discuss ways to unify Vietnam -
French Command
The French command disband and the french army leaves Vietnam -
International control commision
the International control commission declares that both North and South Vietnam had failed to comply with the Geneva Agreements -
Advisor Troops
JFK sends 400 troops into South Vietnam as advisors -
Tonkin Resolution
A treaty signed after the incident in the Gulf of Tonkin where North Vietnam Subs attacked US battleships -
NLF attack
The NLF attack the US base at Pleiku -
US issues “White Paper”
U.S. issues a “White Paper” alleging that the war in South Vietnam is not organized by southerners but is the work of the North Vietnamese communists -
Operation Rolling Thunder
An aerial bombardment campaign conducted against North Vietnam -
US Troops Arrive in Vietnam
3,500 troops were sent to south vietnam to fight against the North after the Gulf of Tonkin incident -
Tet Offensive
a lot of sneak attacks against the South Vietnam and American soldiers -
General William Westmoreland
Westmoreland is relieved of command of MACV -
LBJ
President LBJ announces that he will not seek another term as president -
Vietnamization
Withdrawing troops from Vietnam -
Kent State
A massacre at Kent State university were national guardsmen shot 13 students killing 4 of them -
26th Amendment
Doesn’t allow the state or federal government from setting a voting age higher than 18 -
War Powers Act
passed by Congress over President Nixon's veto to increase congressional control over the executive branch in foreign policy matters -
Cease fire signed with North Vietnam
President Nixon ordered a ceasefire for aerial bombings on North Vietnam -
US withdrawal of troops
Richard Nixon withdrew the final troops in Vietnam -
South Vietnam surrender
After the president fled, the North met little resistance. The north took hold of the capital and had the south under it’s control.
