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Geneva Conference
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Tonkin Resolution
It was a joint resolution that the United States Congress passed on August 7, 1964. It was enacted on August 10, 1964. It is also referred to the Southeast Asia Resolution -
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Operation Rolling Thunder
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U.S troops arrive in Vietnam
The U.S troops entered Vietnam on March 8, 1965 to help South Vietnam get away from North Vietnam. We withdrew our troops on August 15, 1973. -
Tet Offensive
It was one of the largest military campaigns of the Vietnam War. It was a surprise attack against military and civilian commands and control centers throughout South Vietnam -
U.S soldiers kill civilians of Mai Lai
It is known as the Mai Lai Massacre. It was a mass murder of 347-504 unarmed civilians committed by U.S Army soldiers. -
U.S. troops in Vietnam reaches 540,000
We have sent a lot of troops to Vietnam at this point. That is all. -
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Vietnamization
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Ho Chi Minh dies
He was a Vietamese communist revolutionary leader that was prime minister and president of North Vietnam. He was a key founder of the Democratic Republic of Vietnam. -
The American public learns of the Mai Lai massacre
America has learned of the horror that we did. It was bad. -
Kent State
The Ohio National Guard was involved of a shooting on unarmed college students. They fired 67 shots in 13 seconds killing 4 and wounding 9 others, one has suffered permanent paralysis. -
U.S Withdrawl of Troops
We withdrew our troops because they were no longer needed. The 'end' of the war. -
Easter Offensive
It was a military campaign conducted by People's Army of Vietnam against the Army of the Republic of Vietnam and the United States military. It was also the largest offensive operation since 30,000 Chineses volunteers had crossed Yalu River into North Korea during the Korean War. -
Portions of the Pentagon Papers are published
The papers were published in the New York Times. The papers revealed that the U.S had secretly enlarged the scale of the Vietnam War. -
26th Amendment
It provides that the right to vote may not be denied based on age, by any state or by the United States, to any American citizen age 18 or older. yeah. -
The Paris Peace Accords are signed that provide a cease-fire
It was inteded to establish peace in Vietnam and to end the war. The agreement was not ratified by the United States Senate. -
War Powers Act
It's a federal law intended to the check the president's power to commit to the United States. The resolution was adopted in the form of a United States Congress joint resolution. -
South Vietnam Surrenders
South Vietnam surrenders because of the lack of American troops. -
Vietnam is unified as a communist country, the Socialist Republic of Vietnam
After the war, under Le Duan's administration, the government embarked on a mass campaign of collectivization of farms and factories. This caused economic chaos. -
The Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Washington D.C. is dedicated
It honors the U.S service members of the armed forces that lost their lives during the war.
