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Geneva Accords
Representatives from the world's powers came together in Geneva to discuss the problems with Asia. The French agreed to withdraw from North Vietnam, and Vietnam would be divided into two parts at the 17th Parallel. Elections on a leader would happen in two years to reunite the separated countries. -
SDS founded
The SDS, or Students for a Democratic Society, was an organization inspired by the Civil Rights Movement. As the Vietnam War progressed, the SDS grew larger. They stood for equality, peace, and democracy. -
Gulf of Tonkin Resolution
The Gulf of Tonkin Resolution gave congressional appeal for the United States to expand the Vietnam War. After North Vietnam sunk the U.S. destroyer The Maddox, President Lyndon B. Johnson submitted a resolution to the Senate that would allow him to trake control. -
Tet Offensive
Vietcong and North Vietnamese launched attacks on more than 100 cities in South Vietnam. The U.S. managed to hold off the attacks, but the attacks reached the media and shocked the public. -
My Lai Massacre
At My Lai in South Vietnam, American soldiers killed as many as 500 women, children, and elderly. My Lai was believed to be a Vietcong stronghold, -
Woodstock Festival
A gathering of almost 500,000 "hippies" came to White Lake in New York to listen to popular music. The Grateful Dead, Jefferson Airplane, Jimi Hendrix, Creedence Clearwater revival and other artists came to the festival to share their music against the Vietnam War. -
Invasion of Cambodia
President Richard Nixon made the decision to invade Cambodia. The U.S. troops invaded to disrupt North Vietnamese supply lines and bomb Vietcong base camps. -
Kent State Massacre
At Kent State University in Kent, Ohio, members of the Ohio National Guard fired into a crowd of demonstaters and killed four students. The students had set fire to the ROTC building on campus and were protesting after Nixon decided to invade Cambodia, against his word that he would pull the U.S. out of Vietnam.
