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Geneva Accords
Occurred at the end of the French Indochina War. Vietnam was temporarily divided at the 17th parallel. The North was a communist nation, while the South was democratic. -
Tet Offensive
Occurred on the Buddhist holiday known as Tet. Vietcong soldiers surprise attacked America, but their military fought back and won the battle. -
My Lai Massacre
United States Soldiers killed 300-500 peasants in a village. Some woman were raped and other bodies were found mutilated. -
Vietnamization introduced
Nixon's plan to slowly remove US troops from Vietnam. Then leaving the rest of the war efforts in the hand of South Vietnam. -
Invasion of Cambodia
Nixon upset "doves" by invading neutral Cambodia. There were mass protests around the country due to his decision. -
Kent State Massacre
Students were protesting the invasion of Cambodia by setting fire to a ROTC building. Reinforcements were sent it to maintain peace, but four shots were fired. -
Pentagon Papers are Published
Articles published in the New York times claiming the US government lied to their citizens. An example of this was that they said the Vietnam bombing of a US navy boat did not occur in the Gulf of Tonkin.
