Vietnam War

  • Domino Theory

    Domino Theory
    A theory that stated if one nation falls to communism others will follow.
  • Geneva Accords

    Geneva Accords
    On Indochina, the conference produced a set of documents known as the Geneva Accords. These agreements 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

    Gulf of Tonkin Resolution
    Congress passed the Gulf of Tonkin Resolution, authorizing President Johnson to take any war measures he believed were necessary
  • Tet Offensive

    Tet Offensive
    Vietcong and Northern Vietnam Army troops attacked all U.S. stations in Vietnam. It was a huge moral loss.
  • My Lai Massacre

    My Lai Massacre
    A brigade of soldiers in Vietnam massacred an unarmed village.
  • Nixon wins the election

    Nixon wins the election
    Nixon wins the election during th Vietnam War and becomes the 46th president.
  • Woodstock

    Woodstock
    The Woodstock Music & Art Fair—informally, the Woodstock Festival or simply Woodstock—was a music festival attracting an audience of 400,000 people