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Gulf of Tonkin Incident
International confrontation that led to the U.S. getting directly involved in the Vietnam war. -
Operation Rolling Thunder
The act of the U.S. bombing by aircraft North Vietnam. The U.S. did this with the help of South Vietnam. -
My Lai Massacre
A mass killing of citizens in a South Vietnam village during the Vietnam war. This action was carried out by American Troops. -
Kent State Shootings
Shootings of unarmed college students during a mass protest against the bombings in Cambodia. The students were shot by the Ohio National Guard. -
Pentagon Papers printed
The Pentagon paper was a secret document that showed all of U.S. involvement in Vietnam. These papers were released to the public in the New York Times. -
Fall of Saigon
The North of Vietnam attacked the South of Vietnam after the U.S. withdrawal of troops from the South. Saigon, the capitol of South Vietnam, was captured
