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