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geneva accord
The Geneva divided the 17th parallel temporarily (North and South Vietnam) and aimed to reuinify through elections but never happened -
gulf of tonkin incident
the incident were alleged attacks on the US by North Vietnam and which led to the resolution which then allowed president johnson to add more forces -
operation rolling thunder
a sustained bombing campaign by U.S against North Vietnam aimed to weaken them and reduce a fighting advantage it failed -
tet offensive
Surprise attack by the North and Viet Cong in South cities during the holiday. Although militarily repelled it weakened U.S public support for the war -
my lai massacre
U.S soldiers killed hundreds of unarmed Vietnamese civilians in the village of my lai, the atrocity shocked the world and fueled anti war sentiment