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Geneva Accords
The French agreed to withdraw their troops from Northern Vietnam, it would temporally be divided at the 17th parallel. This was an outline for peace and reunification of the country. -
Domino Theory
The Domino theory was coined by president Eisenhower and it was a cold war policy that suggested that a communist government in one nation would quickly lead to communist takeovers in other states, falling like a row of dominoes. -
Assassination Diem
Diem's tactics against the Viet Cong insurgency deepened his government's unpopularity, and his brutal treatment of the opposition regime alienated the south Vietnamese populace. Diem and his brother were captured and killed by a group of soldiers. -
LBJ ordered 1st troops to Vietnam
In 1964, two US destroyers stationed in the Gulf of Tonkin in Vietnam radioed that they had been fired at by Vietnamese forces, in response to this, President Johnson requested permission to increase the US military presence in Indochina. -
Tet Offensive
The offensive was a coordinated series of North Vietnamese attacks on more than 100 cities and outposts in South Vietnam. The offensive was an attempt to foment rebellion among the South Vietnamese population and encourage the United States to scale back its involvement in the Vietnam War. -
My Lai Massacre
The My Lai Massacre was an incident that occurred when American soldiers killed more than 500 unarmed South Vietnamese citizens in the village of My Lai. It occurred when Charlie Company was ordered to enter the village for a search and destroy mission. -
Nixon’s Vietnamization policy
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Vietnamization was an American strategic policy pertaining to Vietnam. It was developed and implemented by United States president Richard Nixon. Its aim was to facilitate the self-sufficiency of South Vietnamese troops and allow the gradual withdrawal of United States troops from South Vietnam. -
Nixon sends troops into Cambodia
Nixon launched raids against North Vietnam, Cambodia, and Laos to disrupt supply lines, Nixon wanted to secure peace by training the South Vietnamese to fight the communist after US troops left completely. -
Kent state shooting
Member of the National Guard fired into the crowd of Kent State University killing four and wounding nine students. -
Hard Hat Riot
In response to flag desecration within the anti-war movement and perceived rejection of returning veterans, a disproportionate majority of whom were blue-collar, blue-collar whites came to oppose the anti-war demonstrators, who tended to be college-educated, a group which was disproportionately non-veterans. -
Gulf of Tonkin Resolution
The resolution stated that the commander in chief can take all necessary measures to repel any armed attack against the forces of the united states to prevent any more aggression. It was meant to promote the maintenance of international peace and security in southeast Asia. -
Nixon's Christmas bombing
The Christmas bombing helped achieve the short-term objective of forcing South and North Vietnamese negotiators to reach an agreement, then giving the U.S. a face-saving escape from Southeast Asia -
Paris Peace Accords
This settlement included a cease-fire throughout Vietnam, the US agreed to withdraw all of the troops and advisors and dismantle all of the US bases, in return the North Vietnamese agreed to release all US and other prisoners. -
War Powers Act
This is a federal law intended to check the US president's power to commit the US to an armed conflict without the consent of the US congress -
Saigon Falls
The south Vietnamese capital of Saigon fell to the North Vietnamese army, mostly ending the Vietnam war, lead to the reunification of the country under the communist government of the North.