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The domino theory was used to justify the anti-communist fighting in Vietnam. The domino theory basically meant that communism could spread from country to country if it was not stopped.
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This resolution allowed the president to take any measures necessary to promote peace and security. It was created after the Gulf of Tonkin incident when the USS Maddox detected three North Vietnamese torpedo boats approaching.
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The first wave of American combat troops arrived in South Vietnam ashore at Da Nang.
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On the "Tet" or lunar new year, the communist Northern Vietcong soldiers attacked the Southern Vietnamese soldiers.
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The perpetrators were the United States troops there at the time. A mass from 300-500 unarmed and innocent Vietnamese citizens were murdered brutally.
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Richard Nixon won in the presidential election against Hubert Humphrey.
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Students were gathered to peacefully protest the war going on in Vietnam at the time and then things got violent. Four students were shot and murdered by the Ohio National Guard.
