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Geneva accords
The Geneva accords were laws set forth after the meeting in Indochina. The Geneva accords split Vietnam into a north and a south -
Gulf of Tonkin resolution
The Gulf of Tonkin resolution gave president Eisenhower ther right to use military forces at whatever cost. This was supposed to restore peace -
Tet offensive
This was The largest military campaign of the Vietnam war. The north Vietnamese attacked the south Vietnamese in this battle. -
My Lai massacare
The US opened fire on the town of My Lai. This event killed around 300-500 people. -
Invasion of Cambodia
The Cambodian campegn set forth by Eisenhower was a series of attacks on Cambodia. The attacks were mainly to get rid of some 40000 troops. -
Kent state massacare
At Kent state university, students were protesting the cambodian campagin. In the protests 4 people were killed, two of which were protesting -
Pentagon papers printed in New York
Secret papers if the pentagon were discovered and published in the New York Times. The papers uncovered the US dragging the war on longer than needed. This sparked contravenes in the US.
