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Eisenhower Administration
Officially declared the US's inclusion in the Vietnam war. -
The battle of Dien Dien Phu
Final battle between French and American troops against Chinese soldiers. -
Geneva Conventions
Attempted to end the Korean war and gave Cambodia and Laos independence. -
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Kennedy Administration
Otherized the start of the Vietnam war. -
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Johnson Administration
Created the Tonkin Resolution. -
Gulf of Tonkin
Vietnamese ambush on US destroyers. -
Tonkin Resolution
Allowed American troops to occupy seas around South Viatnam. -
Vietnamization
The US slowly pulling troops and money out of Vietnam -
Tet Offensive
Major attack against the US which made them back down in Vietnam -
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Nixon Administration
Started the process to pull American troops out of Vietnam. -
My Lai Massacre
The mass murder of Vietnamese people by US soldiers. -
Daniel Ellsberd
He worked to get pentagon papers onto the senate floor to help them make better decisions. -
Invasion of Cambodia
Movements into Cambodia to present a Viet Kong base from being developed. -
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Ford Administration
Presidents Ford's administration that organized the end of the war. -
Pentagon Papers
Papers were leaked about the vietnam war from the department of defense. -
Christmas Bombing
A series of bombings against the US forces around Christmas of 72 -
Paris Peace Accords
Leaders from several nations convened in Paris to end the Vietnam war. -
War Powers Act
Changed the system of powers so that the president had to get congressional approval to make any military decisions. -
Fall of Saigon
The end of the war marked by the North capturing the Southern Vietnam capital.