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Gulf of Tonkin Resolution
It’s purpose was to defend any attacks on the U.S. and prevent future attacks. It also stated that maintaining peace and security in Southeast Asia is important to the United States. Lyndon Johnson was the President. -
Draft
The United States draft played a very important part in the Vietnam War, it raised many American troops to fight in Vietnam, but many had an opposition to the draft and tried to avoid it. The Vietnam War ere lasted from 1964 and 1973 and the draft brought 2.2 million American men. President Lyndon B. Johnson was the president during most of this time. -
Chemical Weapons
The US engaged in extreme usage of chemical weapons during the war. Agent orange, one of the main chemicals used, was an herbicide used to clear vegetation in Vietnam. The chemical has had lasting effects on the health of Vietnamese and American soldiers. John F. Kennedy was the president. -
US Troops First Sent
American troops were first sent in 1965, under President Lyndon B. Johnson, in response to The Gulf of Tonkin Incident. -
Rolling Thunder
This was a code name for an American aerial bombing campaign against the North Vietnamese. This lasted from March 2, 1965 to November 2, 1968. The President at this time was Lyndon B. Johnson. -
Tet Offensive
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 it’s movement in the war. Lyndon B. Johnson was the President. -
My Lai Massacre
Mass murder of unarmed South Vietnamese citizens by US troops; intended to clear a landing area for Charlie Company’s helicopters. But it actually just forced civilians back into My Lai. Lyndon B. Johnson was President. -
Vietnamization
Vietnamization was created under the presidency of Richard Nixon and was put into place in 1969. 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. -
Invasion of Cambodia
President at the time Richard Nixon ordered troops to invade Eastern Cambodia. They invaded Eastern Cambodia because they were a weak country and the US was able to have a safe zone here because of its borders. -
Pentagon Papers
Daniel Ellsberg released an approximate total of 7,000 pages of classified, top secret information to the New York Times, whom then released a series of articles criticizing the U.S.’s involvement in the war and revealing some of the worst secrets from the Pentagon Papers. Richard Nixon was the president at the time -
End of US Involvement in Vietnam
In January of 1973 North Vietnam, South Vietnam, the Viet Cong, and the United States all signed a peace agreement in Paris finally ending US involvement in Vietnam. -
Fall of Saigon
The stronghold called Saigon falls to people's army of Vietnam and Viet Cong causing the south Vietnamese forces to collapse and the advancement of the north Vietnamese. Marking the end of the Vietnam War and resulting in the evacuation of over 110,000 Vietnamese. This happened while President Gerald Ford was in office.