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Geneva Accords
The significance and purpose of this was to come to agreements. This was the end of the first Indochina war. -
Domino Theory coined
The domino theory was the idea that if a country was lost to communism, many other neighboring countries would be lost too. This was significant because America was fighting very hard against communism and this would be an easy way for communism to spread. The purpose of becoming aware of this was to ultimately prevent it. -
Assassination of Diem
The purpose and significance of this was to successfully arrest and assassinate the president of south Vietnam. -
Gulf of Tonkin Resolution
The significance and purpose was to promote and increase international peace in Southeast Asia. -
LBJ ordered 1st troops to Vietnam
The significance and purpose of LBJ ordering troops to Vietnam was to increase the U.S presence in Indochina. -
Tet Offensive
The significance and purpose was that it was a huge escalation of campaigns of surprise attacks against the military in South Vietnam during the war. -
My Lai Massacre
The significance and purpose of America being involved in the mass murder of Vietnamese citizens that were unarmed whilst located in south Vietnam. -
Nixon sent troops into Cambodia
The significance and purpose of this was sending U.S troops to Northern Cambodia. -
Nixon’s Vietnamization policy
The significance and purpose was a policy to end and withdraw US involvement in the Vietnam War and to train and help prepare and train forces in South Vietnam. -
Hard Hat Riot
The significance and purpose was that construction workers attacked demonstrators that were affiliated with the student strike and they were protesting the Kent State shootings. -
Kent State shooting
The significance and purpose was the killing of 4 and harming of 9 unnamed students by the Ohio National Guard. This happened during a “peaceful protest” when students were going against the expansion of involvement in Cambodia. -
Nixon’s Christmas bombing
The purpose and significance was for “Operation Linebacker 2” to be a big carpet bombing in North Vietnam. -
Paris Peace Accords
The significance and purpose of this was to end 5 years of negotiation and to establish peace. -
War Powers Act
The significance and purpose was to be a congressional resolution that lilies the president's power to “escalate” military tensions abroad. -
Saigon Falls
There were many reasons why Saigon Falls had significance and purpose behind it and it also put a stop to the brutal Vietnam war.