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U.S. supported coup of Diem
Diem made South vietnam very unstable. A U.S.-supported military coup took over Diem's regime and assassinated Diem. -
The Tonkin Gulf Resolution
A North Vietnamese patrol boat shot a torpedo at the USS Maddox, so the U.S. destroyer fired back. President Johnson got military powers in Vietnam from congress. -
U.S. troop levels increased to 180,000
William Westmoreland was an American commander in South Vietnam. He requested more troops from president Johnson. -
Public Unhappy with Nguyen Cao Ky
Nguyen Cao Ky led the South Vietnamese government, and he would not retire so that there could be an elected civilian government. Buddhist monks and nuns burned themselves to protest the government. -
President Johnson asks for Tax Increase
President wanted to increase taxes to fund the war and make sure there was not too much inflation. Congress agreed, but only because there was a $6 billion reduction for funding for the Great Society. -
Protesting in Washington
About 75,000 protesters did a demonstration at Washington's Lincoln Memorial. About 30,000 demonstrators marched to the pentagon to protest the America's involvement in the Vietnam War, while military police fought with tear gas and clubs. -
Search-and-Destroy Mission in Ben Tre
U.S. forces uprooting civilians that were suspected to be with the Vietcong. They killed the people's livestock and burned their villages.
