Vietnam War

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  • Eisenhower explains his "domino theory"

    Eisenhower explains his "domino theory"

    He explains his theory on the spread of communism.
  • Geneva Accords Signed

    Geneva Accords Signed

    Relating to Indochina and their trade,
  • SDS founded

    SDS founded

    students for a democratic society
  • American's involvement in Vietnam begins

    American's involvement in Vietnam begins

    trying to stop domino theory
  • Gulf of Tonkin Resolution

    Gulf of Tonkin Resolution

    Response to Gulf of Tonkin incident
  • U.S troop levels increased to 50,000

    U.S troop levels increased to 50,000

    More people going into combat
  • U.S Troop levels increase to 180,000

    U.S Troop levels increase to 180,000

    More people going into combat
  • My Lai massacre

    My Lai massacre

    The murdering of unarmed Vietnamese citizens in Vietnam.
  • Johnson announces he will not run for re-election

    Johnson announces he will not run for re-election

    was not poplar in the eyes of the people
  • U.S troop levels increased to 500,000

    U.S troop levels increased to 500,000

    More people going into combat
  • Protests at the Democratic Convention

    Protests at the Democratic Convention

    Anti war protests at the convention
  • Nixon wins the election

    Nixon wins the election

    President Nixon wins the 1968 election.
  • Woodstock Festival

    Woodstock Festival

    Music Festival in New York, it attracted a huge audience.
  • Invasion of Cambodia

    Invasion of Cambodia

    https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/nixon-approves-cambodian-incursion
  • Kent State Student Shot

    Kent State Student Shot

    4 deaths of students by
    Ohio state guards