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Geneva Accords
It was a conference that produced a set of documents known as the Geneva Accords. These documents separated Vietnam into two zones, a northern zone to be governed by the Việt Minh, and a southern zone to be governed by the State of Vietnam. -
Gulf of Tonkin Resolution
Congress passed the Gulf of Tonkin Resolution, President Johnson could take any measures he believed were necessary to promote the maintenance of international peace and security in southeast Asia. -
Tet offensive
The Tet Offensive was one of the largest military campaigns of the Vietnam War by forces of the Viet Cong and North Vietnamese People's Army of Vietnam against the forces. -
My Lai massacre
In one of the most brutal incidents of violence against civilians during the Vietnam War. A group American soldiers brutally killed the majority of the population of the South Vietnamese hamlet of My Lai. -
Nixon wins the election
During the Vietnam War, Nixon wins presidential election. Eight years after being defeated by John F. Kennedy in the 1960 election. -
Kent State Massacre
The Kent State shootings were at Kent State University in Kent, Ohio. It involved the shooting of unarmed college students by the Ohio National Guard. -
Fall of Saigon
The Fall of Saigon was the capture of Saigon, the capital of South Vietnam, by the People’s Army of Vietnam and the National Liberation Front of South Vietnam.
