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The United States aided the overthrowing and execution of Diem. Originally, the United States helped Ngo Dinh Diem with financial support and military personal.
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The Gulf of Tonkin Resolution granted broad military powers to the President without declaring war. This resolution was the result of the Gulf of Tonkin Incident.
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During the time of Tet, a Buddhist holiday, the North Vietnamese launched an attack on Southern towns, U.S. air bases, and the U.S. embassy. This continued for a month until the U.S. and South were able to regain control of the cities.
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United States soldiers slaughtered hundreds of non-combatants due to the belief that they were Viet Cong. As a result, William Calley was convicted, and many elderly, children, and women died.
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U.S troop invaded Cambodia to clear out supply centers of the Vietcong and North Vietnamese. This was announced by President Nixon and angered college students
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Unarmed college students were fired on by soldiers armed with rifles. The students were protesting the Vietnam War and Nixon's expansion of the war.
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The North Vietnamese invaded the South, but the United States refused to send troops. North Vietnamese tanks captured the city, and the South surrendered.
