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President Dwight D. Eisenhower created the theory. The theory is when one country falls the surrounding countries will fall to. EX: Russia, China, North Korea, and now North Vietnam. -
The Geneva Agreements, France with drew from war with Vietnam. It also created the 17th parallel which separated north and south Vietnam. -
The USA assassinated Ngo Diem. Diem turned South Vietnam against him for being against Buddhism, which wasn't very christian of him. -
The Gulf of Tonkin Resolution gave President LBJ war time power to help aid South Vietnam and the rest of southern Asia without officially declaring war. -
LBJ sent troops to help support South Vietnam getting take over by the communist North vietcong -
Is the mass murder/ genocidal of Southern Vietnamese civilians, that were killed by the USA. This is the turning point where Americans turned against the Vietnam war. -
Tet offensive was used by North Vietnam, It was a victory for the communist it took south Vietnam a long time to recover, and never completely did. -
The goal was to train south Vietnam to go against the North. While this is happening the us is reducing the amount of troops there. The start of the US withdrawing from the war. -
President Nixon sends troops into Cambodia, to stop communism from North Vietnam. -
Students protesting at Kent State, were fired at by the National Guard which killed 4 students. Which caused an nation wide strike. -
1,000 students protesting the Vietnam War, where 4 students died. -
The goal was to bomb North Vietnam when they least expected it, they accomplished this by shacking North Vietnam to its core. -
Paris Peace Accords established peace between the USA and Vietnam -
After the war congress try to passed an "checks and balances" law which takes away some of the presidents power during war time but also giving him more power. -
Saigon was the USA headquarters during the Vietnam war, The Vietcong captured the city and renamed it to, Ho Chi Minh City. Which declared the end of the war.