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gulf of tokin incident
the gulf of tokin incident was an international confrontation that led to the united states to engage more directly in the vietnam war. -
operation rolling thunder
operation roling thunder was the title of a gradual and sustained aerial bombarted campaign conducted by the united states . it was a direct response to a viet cong attak on the U.S. -
Tet offensive
The Tet Offensive of 1968, or called The General Offensive and Uprising of Tet Mau Than 1968 was a major escalation and one of the largest military campaigns of the Vietnam War. -
mai lai massacre
The mai Lai massacre was the mass murder of unarmed south vietnamese civilians by U.S troops in the son tinh District. -
the military draft
the Selective Service System of the United States conducted two lotteries to determine the order of call to military service in the Vietnam War for men born from January 1, 1944 to December 31, 1950. -
kent state shooting
also known as the May 4 massacre and the Kent State massacre, were the killings of four and wounding of nine other unarmed Kent State University students by the Ohio National Guard on May 4, 1970 in Kent, Ohio -
pentagon papers
The Pentagon Papers, is a United States Department of Defense history of the United States' political and military involvement in Vietnam. -
easter offensive
The offensive was designed to achieve a decisive victory, which even if it did not lead to the collapse of South Vietnam, but it would greatly improve the North's negotiating position at the Paris Peace Accords. -
operation line backer
Operation Linebacker was the codename of a U.S. Seventh Air Force and U.S. Navy Task Force 77 air interdiction campaign conducted against North Vietnam from 9 May to 23 October 1972, -
paris peace accords
was a peace treaty signed on January 27, 1973, to establish peace in Vietnam and end the Vietnam War.