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SDS Founded
The SDS or Students for a Democratic society was a student activist movement that was one of the main representatives in the far left. -
Gulf of Tonkin Resolution
This agreement gave the President broad congressional approval for the expansion of the Vietnam War. It was also known as the Southeast Asia Resolution. -
Tet offensive
70,000 North Vietnamese launched an attack on the Buhdist holiday of Tet. This was a turning point in the war, and it was lead by the Vietcong soldiers. -
My Lai Massacre
A group of AMerican soldiers killed most of the civilians in the South Vietnamese town, My Lai. It is believed as many as 500 South Vietnamese were killed. -
Nixon wins election
Richard Nixon won by a slim margin. He defeated Hubert H. Humphrey and was elected president. -
Vietnamization Introduced
Vietnamization was a strategy introduced by President Nixon to slowly end the Vietnam war by pulling troops out little by little. -
Kent State Massacre
On May 4, 1970, students were protesting the Vietnam war, and 9 students were shot by National guard. 4 were killed from this incident.