Ch. 17 The Vietnam War

By jessehooser

  • Vietnam declares Independence

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    The U.S. Dilemma

  • French Reoccupation of Vietnam

  • Geneva Accords

    Vietnam Divided at the 17th parallel
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    Eisenhower’s Support for Diem

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    Kennedy’s Involvement

  • JFK assassinated in Dallas

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    Johnson and Vietnam

    By the end of 1965 the number of U.S. combat troops in Vietnam reached over 180,000

  • Gulf of Tonkin Incident

  • Gulf of Tonkin Resolution

    Johnson sought Congressional approval to take military action (which passed overwhelmingly)

  • Operation Rolling Thunder

    A sustained bombing campaign against North Vietnam

  • First U.S. Combat Troops Sent to Vietnam

  • Doubling of U.S. Forces

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