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Ho Chi Minh Trail
Northern Vietnam supplied arms and weapons to the Vietcong. -
Election Cancellation
America increasingly began to realize that Ho Chi Minh was very popular across all Vietnam. Out of fear of losing, the election for Vietnam was cancelled by the U.S. -
Announcement of Vietnamese Invasion
President L. B. Johnson announced that North Vietnamese troops had torpedoed two U.S. destroyers. This added an immense amount of tension between Vietnam and the U.S., which eventually escalated into more serious forms of battle. The president claimed the to have been unprovoked but some officials doubt the intial attck never happened. -
Tonkin Gulf Resolution
President Johnson was granted broad military powers without truly declaring war. -
Operation Rolling Thunder
LBJ starts sending in troops and air strikes as he bombs noth Vietnam. By June of 1956, he has already sent in about 50,000 troops. -
Large Number of U.S. Troops Sent Out
Tens of thousands of soldiers are dispatched in Vietnam, which was contradictory to the president's original campaign. However, most Americans still supported his action in favor of getting rid of communism. -
Tet Offensive
From Jan. 30th to Feb. 24th, tens of thosands of North Vietnamese and Vietcong forces launched attacks in over 100 cities in South Vietnam.
