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Selective Service Act of 1948
This aloud the government to draft men into the U.S millatary based on there needs. this is when the males would turn 18 -
SEATO
formed in September of 1954, the Southeast Asia Treaty Organization's purpose was to stop communist expansion. -
Dien Bien Phu
the French forces were trapped by the vietminh and had a long battle until on May 7th, the French forces finally gave in. -
international peace conference
In Geneva, Switzerland, France grants independence to Vietnam, Laos, and Cambodia. -
SDS
The Students for a Democratic Society campainged for the war to end in Vietnam. -
Johnsons frist crisis
Johnson faced his first Vietnam crisis when North Vietnamese fired torpedos at The USS Maddox. -
Operation rolling thunder
this was the first sustained bombing campaign against North Vietnam and to try to convince North Vietnam to stop reinforcing the vietcong. -
Bombs, bombs, and more bombs
U.S. air strikes bombed enemy strong points in South Vietnam. more then 6 million tons of bombs were dropped between 1965-1973 -
Da Nang
U.S. marines landed at the base of Dang Nang and defended the air base. -
Hawks and Doves
The Hawks supported everything that johnson stood for with his war policys. The Doves were liberals that disagreed with what johson did and his war policys. -
Stop the draft
Antiwar avocates sponsored a week in October called the Stop the draft where some people even burnt there draft cards -
My Lai
Soliders fired at many unarmed Vietnam civilians thinking they were Vietcong. -
Less bombing
the president announced that there would be less bombing in Vietnam and quickly shocked the world saying he would not run for another term. -
Kennedys dead
A rally celebrating his recent victory in the California primary was then later shot in the head and killed. -
Nixon
Nixon takes office with the win over Humphrey -
Kent State
A college in Ohio had activist protesting about the war and a guardsmen thought he heard a sniper shot and so he shot in the along with his peers killing 4 -
China
Nixon announces that he will vist China and it is a huge step forward -
SALT 1
The Strategic Arms Limitation Treaty Froze the the deployment of missiles. -
Paris Peace Accords
The United States and North Vietnam finally reached an agreement to cease-fire -
War Power Act
restricted the presidents war-making ability