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Eisenhower explains the domino effect
The theory states that if one country falls under communism those countries around will also fall to communism which leads to the tactic of “containment.” -
SDS found
Students for a democratic society. Widely know for the movements against the Vietnam war -
Gulf of Tonkin
US destroyers radioed that they have been fired upon by North Vietnamese forces. As a result president Johnson and congress agreed to send more us forces over to north Vietnam -
Operation rolling thunder begins
Aerial bombing campaign led by the United States. It’s purpose was to demoralize the North Vietnamese people -
Us troops increase to 50,000
President Johnson declares the number of troops in Vietnam is to increase to 50,000. Many of whom are young boy no older than 19 years old. http://news.bbc.co.uk/onthisday/hi/dates/stories/july/28/newsid_2754000/2754033.stm -
Tet offensive
The Tet Offensive. A coordinated north vietnamease attack during the lunar new year -
My lai massacre
Mass murder of Vietnamese civilians by us troops -
Protest at the democratic convention
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Protest at the democratic convention
In Chicago thousands of Vietnam protesters battle against police at the democratic national Convention -
Nixon wins election.
Nixon defeats Hubert H.Humphrey -
Woodstock festival
Members of the counterculture movement. A festival where hippies can be hippies and do hippy things -
Kent state student shot
Students protest the bombings of Cambodia. The police retaliated and shot and killed four Kent state students -
Vietnamization
Policy that allowed the us to equip and help train south Vietnamese forces -
Invasion of Cambodia has
Military operation led by us to invade Cambodia. The reason was to cut off north Vietnamese supplies routes -
Fall of saigon
The North vietnamese took over saigon with no resistance and was quickly changed to Ho Chi Minh city.
