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The US engaged in intense utilization of chemical weapons throughout the war. Agent orange, one of the primary chemicals used, was an herbicide used to clear vegetation in Vietnam. The chemical has had lasting outcomes on the health of Vietnamese and American soldiers. During the time of the use of Chemical Weapons, the President was John F. Kennedy.
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This resolution was enacted after numerous attacks from the North Vietnamese against destroyers of the U.S. Seventh Fleet. Its cause was to defend any attacks on the U.S. and stop future attacks. It additionally noted that retaining peace and protection in Southeast Asia is essential to the United States. At this time, Lyndon B. Johnson was the President -
The Rolling Thunder was the codename for an American bombing campaign throughout the Vietnam War. This huge bombardment was meant to put military pressure on North Vietnam’s communist leaders and minimize their capability to wage war towards the U.S.-supported government of South Vietnam. At this time, Lyndon B. Johnson was the President. -
President Lyndon B. Johnson sent United States Marines ashore at Da Nang as the first wave of U.S. combat troops into South Vietnam, adding to the 25,000 U.S. military advisers already in place. -
The Tet Offensive was the attacks on South Vietnam in about 100 different cities. The main purpose was to create a rebellion against south Vietnamese soldiers. This was significant to the U.S. because it caused them to move back its movement in the war. In this time period, the President was Lyndon B. Johnson. -
The My Lai massacre was one of the most horrific incidents of violence committed against unarmed civilians during the Vietnam War. A company of American soldiers brutally killed most of the people; women, children and old men, in the village of My Lai. During this time, the President was Richard Nixon. -
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. The President during this time was President Lyndon B. Johnson. -
Nixon ordered the U.S. troops invaded Eastern Cambodia because they were a weak country and the US was able to have a safe zone here because of its borders. The President during this time was Richard Nixon.
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It was a policy put into place to withdraw American troops from Vietnam so that South Vietnam would take the management and leadership of the war. The United States did this to help their allies in South Vietnam by training the troops and giving them weapons. Also this was a good strategy to try to get the troops out of Vietnam to return back to the US. The President was Richard Nixon during this time period. -
The stronghold called Saigon falls to people's army of Vietnam and vietcong causing the south Vietnamese forces to collapse and the advancement of the north Vietnamese. It marked the end of the war for the U.S. Resulted in the evacuation of over 110000 Vietnamese. Marked the formal reunification of Vietnam under communist rule. The President during this time was President Gerald Ford. -
The Report of the Office of the Secretary of Defense Vietnam Task Force was ordered by the United States Secretary of Defense to collect classified information on the actions of the United States in the Vietnam War from the around the end of the second World War to 1967. Richard Nixon was the President at the time. -
President Richard Nixon signs the Paris Peace Accords, ending direct U.S. involvement in the Vietnam War.