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Domino Theory Coined
Dwight D. Eisenhower discussed the theory at a news conference on April 7, 1954, when he was discussing communism in Indochina. Last but not least, there are more general considerations that might apply the falling domino principle. -
Geneva Accords
The Geneva Agreements were signed in July 1954. The French agreed to withdraw their troops from northern Vietnam as part of the agreement that they made. Vietnam would be divided at the 17th parallel until elections are held within two years to elect a president and bring the country back together. -
LBJ ordered 1st troops to Vietnam
Lyndon Johnson's most significant initiative was the Vietnam War. By 1968, there were 548,000 American troops in Vietnam, and 30,000 Americans had already perished there. President Lyndon B. Johnson said that the number of Americans serving in Vietnam would be increased from the current 75,000 to 125,000. Johnson also stated that he would issue additional raises if necessary. -
Assassination of Diem
Diem's harsh tactics against the Viet Cong insurgency exacerbated his government's unpopularity, and his brutal treatment of opposition to his regime alienated the South Vietnamese populace, particularly Buddhists. During a 1963 coup d'état, some of his generals killed him. -
Gulf of Tonkin Resolution
The Gulf of Tonkin Resolution was approved by Congress on August 7, 1964, and it gave President Johnson the authority to take whatever actions he thought were necessary to retaliate and keep the peace and security of the world in southeast Asia. -
Nixon's Vietnamization Policy
The Richard Nixon administration's Vietnamization policy sought to end the United States' involvement in the Vietnam War by expanding, equipping, and training South Vietnamese forces and assigning them an ever-increasing combat role while steadily reducing the number of U.S. combat troops. -
Tet Offensive
One of the largest military campaigns in the Vietnam War, the Tet Offensive was a significant escalation. during the Vietnam War, a string of major attacks by communist forces. During the lunar new year or Tet, in early 1968, some major cities were briefly held by Vietnamese communist troops. More than 100 South Vietnamese cities and outposts were the targets of a coordinated series of North Vietnamese attacks. -
My Lai Massacre
In the Sn Tnh District of South Vietnam, on March 16, 1968, during the Vietnam War, American troops murdered a large number of unarmed South Vietnamese civilians. The My Lai massacre was the name given to this. -
Kent State Shooting
On May 4, 1970, in Kent, Ohio, 40 miles south of Cleveland, the Ohio National Guard killed four Kent State University students unarmed and wounded nine others. The Kent State massacre and the May 4 massacre are other names for the shootings. -
Hard Hat Riot
On May 8, 1970, the Hard Hat Riot took place in New York City. Around noon, approximately 1,000 protesters associated with the 1970 student strike were attacked by approximately 400 construction workers and 800 office workers. -
Nixon Sends Troops into Cambodia
The destruction was made even worse when President Nixon ordered American troops to occupy a portion of Cambodia in April 1970. According to Nixon, the soldiers were protecting the American withdrawal from South Vietnam. -
Nixon's Christmas Bombing
A campaign of aerial bombing against targets in the Democratic Republic of Vietnam was launched by the United States Seventh Air Force, Strategic Air Command, and U.S. Navy Task Force 77 during the United States' final period of power. -
Paris Peace Accords
Vietnam was included in the agreement with a cease-fire. In addition, the United States of America agreed to withdraw all of its troops and advisors (around 23,700 in total) and demolish all of its bases within 60 days. In exchange, the North Vietnamese agreed to release all American and other war prisoners. -
War Powers Act
The War Powers Resolution is a federal law that prevents the president from engaging in an armed conflict without the consent of Congress. The resolution was approved by the United States Congress through a joint resolution. -
Wall of Saigon
Saigon served as the headquarters for U.S. military operations during the Second Indochina War, also known as the Vietnam War, in the 1960s and early 1970s. In 1968, fighting destroyed portions of the city. Saigon was renamed Ho Chi Minh City when North Vietnamese troops conquered the city on April 30, 1975.
