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Domino Theory coined
President Dwight D. Eisenhower coins one of the most famous Cold War phrases when he suggests the fall of French Indochina to the communists could create a “domino” effect in Southeast Asia. The so-called “domino theory” dominated U.S. thinking about Vietnam for the next decade. -
Geneva Accords
Geneva Accords, collection of documents relating to Indochina and issuing from the Geneva Conference of April 26–July 21 -
Assassination of Diem
Ngô Đình Diệm was a South Vietnamese politician who was the final prime minister of the State of Vietnam, and then served as the first president of South Vietnam from 1955 until he was captured and assassinated during the 1963 South Vietnamese coup -
Gulf of Tonkin Resolution
a joint resolution that the United States Congress passed on August 7, 1964, in response to the Gulf of Tonkin incident -
LBJ ordered 1st troops to Vietnam
Operation Rolling Thunder -
Paris Peace Accords
The Paris Peace Accords End Direct Combat Role of United States in the Vietnam War -
Tet Offensive
The Tet Offensive was a major escalation and one of the largest military campaigns of the Vietnam War -
My Lai Massacre
The My Lai massacre was one of the most horrific incidents of violence committed during the Vietnam War -
Nixon’s Vietnamization policy
President Nixon believed his Vietnamization strategy, which involved building up South Vietnam's armed forces and withdrawing U.S. troops -
Nixon sends troops into Cambodia
his decision to launch American forces into Cambodia with the special objective of capturing COSVN -
Kent State shooting
he Kent State shootings resulted in the killing of four and wounding of nine unarmed college students by the Ohio National Guard, on the Kent State University campus -
Hard Hat Riot
Around 400 construction workers and around 800 office workers attacked around 1,000 demonstrators affiliated with the student strike of 1970. -
Nixon’s Christmas bombing
a strategic bombing campaign conducted by the United States against targets in North Vietnam -
War Powers Act
federal law intended to check the U.S. president's power to commit the United States 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