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Gulf of Tonkin Resolution
America entered the war when they placed two destroyer ships in the Gulf of Tonkin and claimed that North Vietnam shot at them. The view point was to the spread of communism to South Vietnam -
The Tet Offensive
North Vietnam and the Vietcong sent out attacks on one of the most important holidays to South Vietnam and raided over 100 citites. The goal was to try to get America out from defending the South. -
My Lai Massacre
One of the most violent incidents in the Vietnam War. Hundreds of innocent men, women, children, and the elderly were brutally killed by a group of American soliders. -
Operation Rolling Thunder
The United States set up an air raid that was gradual for a little over three years to stop supplies and try to decrease the number of the people in the North. Although, the plan backfired because it was very expensive and couldn't decrease their numbers. -
Vietnamization Introduced
When president Nixon came into office in he created a policy of Vietnamization. Which is trying to get the United States not involved nearly as much and send the troops to the South Vietnam government to train and fight for themselves. -
Invasion of Cambodia
The invasion of Cambodia began on April 29, 1970 and ended on July 22, 1970. They were military events that the United States and South Vietnam created to attack Cambodia and to stop supply lines to North Vietnam -
Fall of Saigon
This event marked the end of the war. North Vietnam and the Vietcong both came in to invade the city of Saigon. By this, the Vietcong was able to gain authority
