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Gulf of Tonkin Incident
Within the Gulf of Tonkin incident, the USS Maddox was approached by 3 North Vietnamese Navy torpedo boats. The US believed that they were targeting their mission, however, North Vietnam believed that the Maddox was involved in the raids on the Hon Me and Hon Ngu islands. -
Operation Rolling Thunder
A codename for an American bombing campaign during the Vietnam War. Its purpose was to place pressure on the North Vietnam's leader in hopes of preventing them to wage war against South Vietnam. -
Tet Offensive
A coordinated series of attacks by North Vietnam in several areas of South Vietnam. These attacks were intended to encourage the United States to not be involved in the Vietnam War. -
Mai Lai Massacre
One of the most horrifying and violent acts committed during the Vietnam War that occurred against unarmed civilians. American soldiers massacred most of the people, including women and children, in the village on My Lai. -
Draft Lottery
Two lotteries were conducted by the Selective Service System of the United States to determine which men born from January 1, 1944 to December 31, 1950 would be called for military service in the Vietnam War. -
Kent State Shooting
Four students from Kent State University were killed and nine were injured when members of the Ohio National Guard opened fire on a crowd protesting the Vietnam War. -
Pentagon Papers
The Pentagon Papers was the name of a confidential Department of Defense study regarding the political and military involvement of the United States in Vietnam. Daniel Ellsburg, a military analyst, came to oppose the war and decided to release the information in the Pentagon Papers to the general public through the New York Times to discourage others from supporting the Vietnam War. -
Easter Offensive
A military campaign conducted by the People's Army of Vietnam (the army of North Vietnam) against the Army of the Republic of Vietnam (the army of South Vietnam) and the United States military during the Vietnam War. This offensive was designed to achieve victory. -
Operation Linebacker
The codename of an air interdiction campaign against North Vietnam posed by the U.S. Seventh Air Force and U.S. Navy Task Force 77 during the Vietnam War. Its purpose was to deter the transportation of supplies for the Nguyen Hue Offensive, also known as the Easter Offensive. -
The Paris Peace Accords
The Paris Peace Accords was a peace treaty that agreed to end the war and restore peace in Vietnam. It establish peace in Vietnam and ended the Vietnam War.