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When vietnam became an independent country after WWII America though of Vitenam as a future colony and started getting involved
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The theory posited that if one country in a region became communist, then the surrounding countries would follow in a domino effect
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The geneva accords are the collection of documents signed on April 26, 1954; dividing Vietnam on the 17th parallel
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The amount of Us troops in Vietnam reached 50,000
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The amoun of Us troops in vietnam reached 180,000
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Students for Democratic Society protested against the draft that brought to death studentsin vietnam
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When the US declared that they were not going to get involved into illegal actions, they were supporting the coup
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Congress passed it to authorize the president to take any measures he believed necessary
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Gradual and sustained aerial bombardment campaign against the democratic republic of vietnam
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The Tet offensive was one of the largest milytary campaigns in the Vietnam war by Viet Cong against US and Army of the Republic of Vietnam. It was a surprise attacks against military and civilian command and control centers throughout South Vietnam.
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The amount of Us troops in Vietnam reached 500,000
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After all the decisions LBJ took and were disliked, he decided not to run again because of his fear to lose.
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At the Democratic National Convention in Chicago, thousands of Vietnam war protesters, fought against police in the streets, while the democratic party was falling apart
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Republican nominee, former vice-president Nixon defeated democratic nominee
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The cambodia campaign was a series of military operations conducted in Eastern Cambodia by the US and the ARVN with the purpose of eliminationg 40,000 troops of the PAVN
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The fall of Saigon was the capture of Saigon, capital of South Vietnam by PAVN and Viet Cong. It started the period ofreunification in vietnam.
