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Geneva Accords
The Geneva Accords were agreements that temporarily seperated Vietnam into two zones with seperate governments. The agreement also said that free elections would be held two years later, but these were canceled to to the United States' fear that Ho Chi Minh (a communits) would win. -
U.S Supported coup of Diem
The U.S supported the overthrowing of Diem, the president of South Vietnam. even though they didn't want Ho Chi Minh to gain power. This was because Diem had a corrupt governement, didn't return land to peasants and restricted Buddist. -
Gulf of Tonkin Resolution
The Guld of Tonkin Resolution was was a joint resolution that the United States Congress passed in response to the Gulf of Tonkin incident. It gave President Johnson power to put troop into VIetnam without declaring war and without the premission of congress. -
Opperation Rolling Thunder Begins
The U.S. started a bombing campaign called Operation Rolling Thunder that attacked targets throughtout Noth Vietnam. -
My Lai Massacre
American soldier opened fire on the South Vietnamese hamlet of My Lai killing the majority of the are. Many women were raped and mutilated and left dead, but all of this was only found out about a year after it's occurance. -
Kent State Massacre
On may 4th 1970 students attending Kent State started a peacefull protest against the Vietnam war that turned in to total chaos by that night. They rioted, burned the ROTC building located on their campus, and destroyed local property while soldiers fired rifes killing four students and wounding others. -
Pentagon Papers printed in NY
The pentagon papers was a top-secret overview of the history of the governments involvement in Vietnam. They were published in "The New York Times" revealing the deception of the American people about what was really happening in the war.
