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War Powers Act
Congress approved the First War Powers Act in 1941 to improve the nation's efficiency in fighting World War II -
Domino Theory coined
A Cold War policy that suggested a communist government in one nation would quickly lead to communist takeovers in neighboring states, each falling like a row of dominos -
Geneva Accords
French agreed to withdraw their troops from northern Vietnam. -
Assassination of Diem
President Ngo Dinh Diem and his brother are captured and killed by a group of soldiers. -
Gulf of Tonkin Resolution
President Johnson to take any measures he believed were necessary to retaliate and to promote the maintenance of international peace and security in southeast Asia. -
LBJ ordered 1st troops to Vietnam
LBJ chooses to widen our limited war, hoping to force Ho Chi Minh to the bargaining table; the North Vietnamese and NLF believed that they would gain more by outlasting the U.S -
Tet Offensive
coordinated series of North Vietnamese attacks on more than 100 cities and outposts in South Vietnam.achieving a decisive victory that would end the grinding conflict that frustrated military leaders on both sides -
My Lai Massacre
company of American soldiers brutally killed most of the people women, children and old men in the village of My Lai -
Nixon’s Vietnamization policy
American troops would be slowly withdrawn from the conflict in Southeast Asia and be replaced by South Vietnamese troops. :( -
Nixon sends troops into Cambodia
Nixon believed North Vietnam was transporting troops and supplies through neighboring Cambodia into South Vietnam -
Kent State shooting
Members of the Ohio National Guards shot into a crowd of Kent State University demonstrators, killing four and wounding nine Kent State student -
Hard Hat Riot
construction workers stormed a student protest against the Vietnam War and chased both students and bystanders through the streets, beating them. -
Nixon’s Christmas bombing
Richard Nixon initiated a massive “carpet bombing” campaign in Northern Vietnam (mainly Hanoi) that was officially called “Operation Linebacker II” and also became known as the Christmas bombing campaign. It lasted for 11 days. -
Paris Peace Accords
Paris Peace Accords were signed after four years of negotiations, with the intent to establish peace in Vietnam and end the war. The Accords were signed by the United States, and North and South Vietnam -
Saigon Falls
The South Vietnamese capital of Saigon fell to the North Vietnamese Army, effectively ending the Vietnam War.