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Geneva Accords
A document signed by to separate Vietnam into two different sections, both wth democratic elections. This was only supposed to be a temporary document but ended up leading to a war. -
Coup of Ngo Dinh Diem
The President of South Vietnam was killed by members of the Northern Vietnamese Army and the Vietcong who disagreed with his handling of both the Buddhist crisis and the Viet Cong threat to the regime. The United States agreed with his coup behind closed doors. -
Gulf of Tonkin Resolution
This was a resolution passed by Congress granting the president power to go to war if he thought it necessary. This resolution effectively gave all the power to the president and powerful precedent for the future. -
Operation Rolling Thunder
This operation was created to pressure Northern Vietnam leaders about their ability to wage war against the United States. The United States used strategic bombing to attack Northern Vietnam. -
Tet Offensive
70,000 Northern Vietnamese and Vietcong soldiers attacked over 100 Southern cities and strong holds on the Buddist holiday of Tet. This attack shocked the American people and army and could be directly connected to the United State's removal from the Vietnam War. -
Woodstock
Woodstock was a musc concert festival at Max Yasgur's dairy farm in the town of Bethel, outside of White Lake, New York. Over 500,000 people showed up the concert, 450,000 more than projected. -
Kent State Shooting
Students at Kent State University begin to riot about the ongoing war in Vietnam. The Ohio National Guard members called their to keep the riots under control become confused and fire into the crowd, killing 4 and injuring 22 others.
