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Geneva Accords
A conference in Indochina that established Vietnam as 2 zones, North and South. The documents from that conference were the Geneva Accords. -
U.S. Supported Coup of Diem
The U.S. was afraid that if they didn't support Diem and he wasn't there, communism would spread from the Ho Chi Minh's control. The U.S. gave Diem financial support and 16,000 military personal. -
Tonkin Gulf Resolution
Granted broad military power to the president without declaring war, avoiding an entire war. -
Operation Rolling Thunder
50,000 United States troops battling against Vietcong. A U.S. bombing campaign against North Vietnam. -
Tet Offensive
Over 80,000 Vietcong troops emerged from tunnels and attacked nearly every major metropolitan center in South Vietnam. They used guerilla tactics to make the attack unpredictable. -
My Lai Massacre
Soldiers were ordered to do a search and destroy on a village but ended up taking advantage of the situation past what they were ordered. 300 to 500 women and children were killed and their bodies were mutilated or taken advantage of after they were already dead. -
Pentagon Papers Printed in NY
The Pentagon Papers revealed high level deception of the public by the Johnson Administration. The papers were a top secret overview of history of our U.S. government involvement in Vietnam.
