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1964 Gulf of Tonkin resolution
Gave president Lyndon Johnson the power to take whatever actions he needed to defend the south V. against Vietcong. -
North Vietnamese troops in the south
In May 1965 the will number 6500 troops.The first number of North troops are sent to the south to fight in the war. -
Vietcong attacks Pleiku
vietcong attacks the U.S airforce base Pleiku.It killed eight Americans and hurt more than one hundred. -
Operation rolling thunder
President Johnson authorizes this.Its meant to cripple North vietnams transportation system in order to stop the flow of supplies in the south and the troops. -
SDS rally in D.C.
they were Students for a Democratic society.Thousands attended the protest rally. -
Berkeley teach-in
A three day anti-war teach-in that over 30,000 people attended.It was organized by the vietnam day committee and its the largest of its kind during the war. -
Students burn cards
A student named David O'Brien and three others burned their draft cards in protest of the Vietnam war.This happened at the south Boston courthouse. -
Pows mobbed
Prisoners from the war are attacked by an angrey mob.Us prisoners are lead through the streets of Hanoi. -
King demonstrates against the war
King leads thousands od demonstraters to the United Nations building in New York.He delivers a speech talking about the U.S foreign policy in vietnam. -
Mcnamara release
Robert Mcnamara gets released by president Johnson.Was worried about the us progress against the North vietnamese.
