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Battle of Ap Bac
This was the first major battle in the Vietnam War. This battle was fought in South Vietnam by AVRN and NVA. -
First U.S ground troops sent to Vietnam
When South Vietnamese fired directly at two U.S ships, U.S congress created the Gulf of Tonkin Resolution, which also made it so president Johnson could send ground troops to Vietnam -
Gulf of Tonkin Resolution
The Gulf of Tonkin resolution basically gave us an approval for the expansion of the war. This joint resolution was the U.S congress trying to promote peace -
Tet Offensive
The Tet Offensive was one of the largest military campaigns. This was by forces of the Viet Cong and the North Vietnamese Army against the forces in South Vietnam -
American's longest war
The war in Vietnam, its beginning marked by the first death of an American serviceman reported on 22 December 1961, becomes the longest war in American history.
