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Eisenhower explained his "domino theory"
A theory Eisenhower explained, in which he likened the countries on the brick of communism to a row of dominoes waiting to fall on after the other. -
Geneva Accords Signed
An international meeting to set up the Geneva Accords agreement. Splits up Vietnam into two temporary countries. -
SDS Founded
A popular college student organization that protested the failures in Americans life, and led thousands of campus protests. -
Gulf of Tonkin Resolution
An agreement is passed that allowed President Johnson to take any necessary actions to defend the United States in the case of armed attacks. -
Operation Rolling Thunder Begins
The first bombing campaign ordered by President Johnson against North Vietnam to weaken their ability. -
Tet Offensive
Largest military campaign launched by the forces of the Viet Cong and North Vietnamese Army against South Vietnam, the United States, and their allies. It was a campaign of surprise attacks against military, civilians commands, and control centers throughout South Vietnam. -
Protests at the Democratic Convention
In Chicago at the Democratic National Convention thousands of Vietnam War protesters battle police in the streets, while the Democratic party falls apart over a disagreement. -
Nixon Wins the Election
Nixon wins the election because he had peace and honor, and a plan to end the war, he'd pull troops out of Vietnam. He also persuaded the south Vietnamese to stop a successful outcome. -
Vietnamization Introduced
Americans fighting over grounds, the war strategy by President Nixon for ending the U.S. involvement in the war. This involved a dramatic withdrawal of American troops and replaced them with South Vietnamese forces. This went along with the Nixon Doctrine, and was popular with the American protesters of the war.
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Woodstock Festival
Music festival held in Bethel New York that protested against the Vietnam War. -
My Lai Massacre
A company of American Soldiers murdered between 347 and 504 unarmed civilians in South Vietnam. Victims were women, men, children and infants. Some of the women were ganged raped and their bodies mutilated. -
Invasion of Cambodia
Nixon ordered troops into Cambodia to disrupt the Ho Chi Minh trail and other supply lines used by the North Vietnam. Even though Cambodia was neutral, Nixon ordered air and ground strikes, which helped end the Vietnam War. -
Kent State Student Shot
A crowd of Kent State students protesting to protect the Vietnam War are fired at by the Ohio National Guard. They kill four and injure nine students, which led to the fall of Nixon's campaign. -
Pentagon Papers printed in NY
The Pentagon Papers was the name given to a top secret department of defense study of the us and military involvement in Vietnam. The documents were published by the New York Times, and showed what led the United States into the Vietnam War. -
Fall of Saigon
Closing event of the Vietnam War. Saigon was the capital of South Vietnam and it was stormed by the North Vietnamese. The United States fled, leaving the people living in Saigon to face Vietcong. The Vietnamese who were abandoned at the Fall of Saigon were left scared.
