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Domino Theory coined
President Dwight D. Eisenhower coined the domino theory when he suggested that the fall of French Indochina to the communists could create a “domino” effect in Southeast Asia. -
Geneva Accords
Geneva Accords, collection of documents issuing from the Geneva Conference which was held to resolve several problems in Asia. -
Assassination of Diem
Diem served as a prime minister and first president of South Vietnam. Diem's heavy-handed tactics against the Vietcong insurgency deepened his government's unpopularity. -
Gulf of Tonkin Resolution
The Gulf of Tonkin Resolution was a joint resolution that the United States Congress passed in response to the Gulf of Tonkin incident. -
LBJ ordered 1st troops to Vietnam
Lyndon B. Johnson commenced Operation Rolling Thunder in 1965, continuing through 1967.Johnson also authorized the first of many deployments of ground combat troops to Vietnam. -
My Lai Massacre
The My Lai massacre was the mass murder of unarmed South Vietnamese civilians by United States troops. -
Tet Offensive
The Tet Offensive was a coordinated series of North Vietnamese attacks on the cities and outposts of South Vietnam. -
Nixon’s Vietnamization policy
A program designed to shift the responsibility of the war from the U.S. to the South Vietnamese, allowing the United States to gradually withdraw its troops from Vietnam. -
Nixon sends troops into Cambodia
Following months of secret U.S. bombings on Communist bases, President Richard Nixon ordered U.S. ground troops to invade Cambodia. -
Kent State shooting
Students protested the bombing of Cambodia by United States military forces, as a result, Guardsmen shot and killed four students. -
Hard Hat Riot
Together with Wall Street office workers, the hard hats confronted anti-war demonstrators on the streets of Manhattan. -
Nixon’s Christmas bombing
President Richard Nixon presented a massive bombing campaign to break the stalemate. For nearly two weeks, American bombers pounded North Vietnam. -
Paris Peace Accords
The United States, South and North Vietnam, and Vietcong signed “An Agreement Ending the War and Restoring Peace in Vietnam”. It took place in Paris. -
War Powers Act
The War Powers Resolution is a federal law intended to keep the U.S. president's power in check when committing the U.S. to an armed conflict without the consent of the U.S. Congress. -
Saigon Falls
The South Vietnamese capital of Saigon fell to the North Vietnamese Army, effectively ending the Vietnam War.