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Diem made South vietnam very unstable. A U.S.-supported military coup took over Diem's regime and assassinated Diem.
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A North Vietnamese patrol boat shot a torpedo at the USS Maddox, so the U.S. destroyer fired back. President Johnson got military powers in Vietnam from congress.
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William Westmoreland was an American commander in South Vietnam. He requested more troops from president Johnson.
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Nguyen Cao Ky led the South Vietnamese government, and he would not retire so that there could be an elected civilian government. Buddhist monks and nuns burned themselves to protest the government.
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President wanted to increase taxes to fund the war and make sure there was not too much inflation. Congress agreed, but only because there was a $6 billion reduction for funding for the Great Society.
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About 75,000 protesters did a demonstration at Washington's Lincoln Memorial. About 30,000 demonstrators marched to the pentagon to protest the America's involvement in the Vietnam War, while military police fought with tear gas and clubs.
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U.S. forces uprooting civilians that were suspected to be with the Vietcong. They killed the people's livestock and burned their villages.
