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This resolution ended the French Indochina war and divided Vietnam up at the 17th parallel. Ho Chi Minh, a communist, controlled the North while Ngo Diem, pro west, led the South.
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Diem was assassinated against Kennedy's wishes. This led Kennedy to announce his plan to withdraw but unfortunately he was assassinated on Nov. 22, 1963.
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This resolution granted broad military powers to President Johnson without declaring war.
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American soldiers brutally killed women, children and old men in the village of My Lai. More than 500 people were slaughtered and women were raped and mutilated before being killed.
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Nixon introduced this plan as a way to gradually withdraw troops and and turn the fighting over to the Vietnam Army. As South Vietnam became stronger, more troops were withdrawn and brought back to U.S.
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Students at Kent State University were protesting President Nixon's decision to temporarily invade Cambodia when things got out of hand. Buildings were burned and destroyed, 4 students were killed, and several were injured.
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The Pentagon papers was a top-secret overview of the history of the U.S. government's involvement in Vietnam. They revealed high-level deception of the public by the Johnson administration.
