Vietnam War

  • Gulf of Tonkin Incident

    Gulf of Tonkin Incident

    International confrontation that led to the U.S. getting directly involved in the Vietnam war.
  • Operation Rolling Thunder

    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

    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

    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

    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