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Vietmin forces moved to attack Lai Chau based on Chinese insistence.
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The belief that if one country is under communist control that the other surrounding countries will also eventually be communist.
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Ten documents that were signed by nine countries including three military agreements, 6 unilateral declarations, and the final declaration of the Geneva conference.
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Ngo knew that the north wouldn't have free elections and the north would have won because of it.
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America sought the coup against then South Vietnamese leader without thinking of consequences. The consequences were physical and against the American soldiers.
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The resolution was passed in response to the Gulf of Tonkin incident. The military troops were increased greatly for defense.
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A gradual and careful bombardment campaign carried out by the 2nd air division.
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Chicago promised to maintain law and order after Anti-Vietnam war protesters promised to protest throughout the streets in the city.
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America wanted their joining of their war to prevent the spread of communism. They thought if they could win then communism would be terminated in that part of the war.
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Vietnamese and communist Viet Cong forces launched an attack on targets in South Vietnam. The US support for the Vietnam war weakened greatly.
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America's eleventh division went into My Lai in South Vietnam. They were told to search for and destroy any residents living there. The american's were trying to find the 48th Viet Cong Batallion that was supposedly there.
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Former vice president, Nixon won the election as a Republican.
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Nixon wanted South Vietnam to take more responsibility for the war, specifically fighting it.
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Nixon televised that American's would be invading Cambodia. Their goal was to ruin North Vietnamese supply lines accompanied by South Vietnamese soldiers.
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Ohio members of the national guard opened fire on students gathered in a crowd protesting the Vietnam war. Four were killed and nine were injured.
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The papers revealed that Truman gave military aid to France in its colonial war.
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Saigon was captured and made into the capital of South Vietnam by the democratic army of Vietnam. It was important because it marked the end of the Vietnam war and the reunion of north and south Vietnam.
