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Domino Theory Coined
He suggests the fall of French Indochina to the communists could create a “domino” effect in Southeast Asia. The so-called “domino theory” dominated the U.S. thinking about Vietnam for the next couple of years. -
Geneva Accords
A meeting hosted in Geneva Switzerland. It was meant to settle issues resulting from the Korean War and the Indochina War. It involved several nations. -
Assassination of Diem
He was the Prime Minister of South Vietnam during the war. He was assassinated in November 2, 1963. He was captured by the North Vietnamese eople.p -
Gulf of Tonkin Resolution
Declares war which allowed him to send several hundred thousand American troops to South Vietnam. -
LBJ ordered 1st troops to Vietnam
The 3,500 soldiers were the first combat troops the United States had sent to South Vietnam to support the government in its effort to defeat an Communist North Vietnam. -
Tet Offensive
Major escalation and one of the largest military campaigns of the Vietnam War. -
My Lai Massacre
Mass murder of South Vietnamese civilians by United States troops in South Vietnam -
Nixon’s Vietnamization policy
Train and add more South Vietnamese people to the war allowing them to fight the war for the Americans while the USA slowly removes all Americans from the battlefield. This would lead to the South Vietnamese fighting physically themselves. -
Nixon sends troops into Cambodia
Nixon launched raids to destroy the supply lines and to ensure that the USA withdrawal was occurring without any violence. -
Kent State shooting
The killings of four and wounding of nine other unarmed Kent State University students by a National Guard. -
Hard Hat Riot
400 construction workers and 800 office workers attacked 1,000 demonstrators affiliated with the student strike of 1970. -
Nixon’s Christmas bombing
A bombing airstrike by the United States of America on the Democratic Republic of Vietnam. This was one of the last major attacks done by the U.S. before the end of their involvement. -
Paris Peace Accords
Agreement on ending the war. It also restored peace in Vietnam. Signed on January 27, 1973, to establish peace in Vietnam and end the Vietnam War. -
War Powers Act
This made sure that the President cannot make any violent or war making decisions without the approval of U.S. Congress. -
Saigon Falls
The Capital of South Vietnam, Saigon, falls to the North Vietnamese Army, immediately leading to the Vietnam War to end.