vietnam war timeline

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    operation rolling thunder vietnam

    operation rolling thunder vietnam
    title of a gradual and sustained aerial bombardment campaign
  • gulf of tonkin incident

    gulf of tonkin incident
    an international confrontation that led to the United States engaging more directly in the Vietnam War
  • mai lai massacre vietnam

    mai lai massacre vietnam
    mass murder of unarmed South Vietnamese civilians by U.S. troops
  • tet offensive vietnam war

    tet offensive vietnam war
    major escalation and one of the largest military campaigns of the Vietnam War
  • kent state shooting vietnam war

    kent state shooting vietnam war
    killings of four and wounding of nine other unarmed Kent State University students
  • Pentagon Papers

    Pentagon Papers
    small portions of the report were leaked to the press and widely distributed
  • easter offensive vietnam war

    easter offensive vietnam war
    the Communists struck, launching a series of military drives collectively
  • operation linebacker vietnam war

    operation linebacker vietnam war
    the codename of a U.S. Seventh Air Force and U.S. Navy Task Force 77
  • use of the draft vietnam

    use of the draft vietnam
    Between 1948 and 1973, men were drafted into the armed forces in both peacetime and conflict periods.
  • paris peace accords vietnam war

    paris peace accords vietnam war
    officially titled the Agreement on Ending the War and Restoring Peace in Vietnam