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Geneva Accords
This was the resolution of the French-Indochina War. It divided Vietnam at the 17th parallel -
Gulf of Tonkin resolution
This was a document that gave military power to the president without starting a war. This was after North Vietnam placed attacked on the South. -
Tet Offensive
70,000 North Vietnamese aznd Vietcongs attacked 100 cities on a budhist holiday January 30. This marks the turning point in the Vietnam war. -
My Lai Massacre
American soldiers in South Vietnam opened fire on South Vietnamese Citizens in the town of My Lai. They killed around 300-500 women and children. -
Nixon wins the election
Nixon won the election of 1968. He won going against Huburt Humprey. -
Vietnamization
Nixon made a plan to withdraw U.S. troops from Vietnam when they had the upper handd. To get there they withdrew soldierrs from southeast Asia to fight against Vietcong. -
Kent State Massacre
After Nixon announced that he had invaded Cambodia Students at Kent State University in Ohio protested agonst when they burned down a building. The national Guard came in and open fired rifles on students. 4 Students died and two of them did not participate
