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Diem was not people approved
Self-Emulation, in response to Diem's government -
Diem assissinated
JFK supports a Vietnamese military coup d’etat – Diem and his brother are murdered. Kennedy was assassinated just weeks later (Nov. 22) -
Gulf of Tonkin Resolution
Offically gave Johnson the ability to do what he sees fit to keep the containmnet policy. -
Ground War
1st televised war, live body counts. -
Operation Rolling Thunder
Bombing in Vietnam -
Bombing on Hanoi
Constant bombing for 3 years
ex. Carpet Bombing Nepalm -
Tet Offense
N. Vietnamese Army + Viet Cong attack South simultaneously (67,000 attack 100 cities, bases, and the US embassy in Saigon)
Take every major southern city
U.S. + ARVN beat back the offensive
Viet Cong destroyed
N. Vietnamese army debilitated -
Kent State
4 students killed and 11 wounded -
Pentagon Papers
Former defense analyst Daniel Ellsbergleaked govt. docs. regarding war efforts during Johnson’s administration to the New York Times.
Docs. Govt. misled Congress & Amer. People regarding its intentions in Vietnam during mid-1960s.
Primary reason for fighting not to eliminate communism, but to avoid humiliating defeat.
New York Times v. United States (1971) * -
Cease Fire Agreement
Ceasefire signed between
U.S., South Vietnam, & North Vietnam
