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U.S military aid sent to south Vietnam
Sent to assist in the training of conventional armed forces and facilitate military aid. -
Gulf of Tonkin resolution passed
Gave President Johnson authorization, without a formal declaration of war by Congress, for the use of conventional military force in Southeast Asia. -
U.S troops arrive in Vitenam
They were sent in for the first time to use whatever necessary force -
Tet Offensive begins
was a campaign of surprise attacks against military and civilian command and control centers throughout South Vietnam. -
Anti-war protest in Chicago
tens of thousands of Vietnam War protesters battle police in the streets -
Invasion of Cambodia
Did this so they could try and stop Vietnamese supply line -
Kent State shooting
shootings of unarmed college students protesting the Vietnam War at Kent State University in Kent, Ohio,Twenty-nine guardsmen fired approximately 67 rounds over a period of 13 seconds, killing four students and wounding nine others, one of whom suffered permanent paralysis. -
U.S troops leave Vietnam
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U.S troops leave Vietnam