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Dien Bien Phu
The significance of this is the settlement created the split Vietnam and resulted in the 2nd war. -
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1954-1975
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Ho Chi Minh Trail
The trail was not a single route but rather a maze of truck routes walking paths water routes and bike paths. It ran from the north to the south. it is considered a military engenering marvel. -
JFK Assassinated
On November 22, 1963, John Fitzgerald Kennedy was killed by an assassin's bullets as his car drove through Dallas, Texas. Kennedy was the youngest man elected President and he was the youngest President to die. -
Gulf of Tonkin Incident
The Gulf of Tonkin Incident, involvined North Vietnam and the United States in the waters of the Gulf of Tonkin, On August 2, 1964. This incident was between the USS Maddox and three North Vietnamese Navy torpedo boats of the 135th Torpedo Squadron.[ -
Gulf of Tonkin Resolution
Gulf of Tonkin Resolution is of historical significance because it gave President Lyndon B. Johnson authorization, without a formal declaration of war by Congress, for the use of conventional military force in Southeast Asia. This included involving armed forces -
Operation Rolling Thunder
Operation Rolling Thunder was the name given to America’s sustained bombing campaign against North Vietnam during the Vietnam War. -
Tet Offensive
The Tet Offensive was a series of surprise attacks by the Vietcong and the North Vietnamese in South Vietnam. It was considered to be a turning point in the Vietnam War. -
Mylai Massacre
Charlie Company, first Battalian, 20th infantry lead by Lt. William Calley went into the village of MyLai and killed 200-500 unarmed villagers -
Kent State Shooting
On May 4, l970 members of the Ohio National Guard fired into a crowd at Kent State University killing four and wounding nine Kent State students. -
Fall of Saigon
the fall of Saigon April 30, 1975. Marked the end of the Vietnam war and began the reunification of Vietnam under communist rule