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Geneva Accords
Vietnam would be temporarily divided at the 17th parallel, pending elections within two years to choose a president and reunite the country.
- It caused Vietnam to divide into two countries at the 17th parallel. That North Vietnamese torpedo boats attacked US destroyers although the attacks never occurred. -
Assassination of Diem
Diem's heavy-handed tactics against the Viet Cong insurgency deepened his government's unpopularity, and his brutal treatment of the opposition to his regime alienated the South Vietnamese populace, notably Buddhists. In 1963 he was murdered during a coup d'état by some of his generals.- made the situation in South Vietnam more unstable
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Gulf of Tonkin Resolution
Congress passed the Gulf of Tonkin Resolution, authorizing President Johnson to take any measures he believed were necessary to retaliate and to promote the maintenance of international peace and security in southeast Asia.
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LBJ ordered 1st troops to Vietnam
Deployed troops to Vietnam in 1965 in response to the Gulf of Tonkin Incident of August 2 and 4, 1964. -
Tet Offensive
coordinated series of North Vietnamese attacks on more than. 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.
- played an important role in weakening U.S. public support for the war in Vietnam.
- major turning point in the war. shocked American public into reality about escalating conflict and led to President Johnson's decision not to seek re-election. -
My Lai Massacre
The My Lai massacre was one of the most horrific incidents of violence committed against unarmed civilians during the Vietnam War. A company of American soldiers brutally killed most of the people—women, children and old men—in the village of My Lai
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Nixon becomes President
Richard Nixon was inaugurated as 37th President of the United States, and ended on August 9, 1974, when he resigned in the face of almost certain impeachment and removal from office, the only U.S. president ever to do so. -
Nixon’s Vietnamization policy
policy to end U.S. involvement in the Vietnam War through a program to "expand, equip, and train South Vietnamese forces and assign to them an ever-increasing combat role, at the same time steadily reducing the number of U.S. combat troops".
- Vietnamization drastically cut America's involvement in Vietnam and allowed for thousands of U.S. troops to come home. The shootings sparked heated debate as well as the resurgence of "hardhats." -
Nixon ordered troops to Cambodia
1970, Nixon ordered troops into Cambodia to disrupt the Ho Chi Minh Trail and other supply lines used by North Vietnam, even though Cambodia was neutral. In 1970, he ordered air and ground strikes in Cambodia. This is the most controversial act of his to end the Vietnam War. -
Hard Hat Riot
The Hard Hat Riot occurred on May 8, 1970, in New York City. It started around noon when around 400 construction workers and around 800 office workers attacked around 1,000 demonstrators affiliated with the student strike- led to a mob scene
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Nixon goes to China
The seven-day official visit to three Chinese cities was the first time a U.S. president had visited the PRC; Nixon's arrival in Beijing ended 25 years of no communication or diplomatic ties between the two countries and was the key step in normalizing relations between the U.S. and PRC.- important step in formally normalizing relations between the United States and the People's Republic of China
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Nixon’s Christmas bombing
The US Air Force lost two B-52s that night out of a total of 15. A number of fighter jets and support aircraft were also destroyed during the 11 days of Linebacker II. At least 30 US airmen were killed and more than 20 went missing in action, others were captured after ejecting over North Vietnam. -
Paris Peace Accords
The Paris Peace Accords, officially titled the Agreement on Ending the War and Restoring Peace in Viet Nam, was a peace treaty signed on January 27, 1973, to establish peace in Vietnam and end the Vietnam War -
Nixon Resigns
With his complicity in the cover-up made public and his political support completely eroded, Nixon resigned from office on August 9, 1974. ... He is the only U.S. president to have resigned from office
- The presidency of Gerald Ford began on August 9, 1974, when Gerald Ford became President of the United States upon the resignation of Richard Nixon from office, and ended on January 20, 1977, a period of 895 days. -
Saigon Falls
The South Vietnamese forces had collapsed under the rapid advancement of the North Vietnamese.
- The fall of Saigon (now Ho Chin Minh City) effectively marked the end of the Vietnam War