Vietnam War - Brittney Castellon

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  • France withdraws from Vietnam

    France withdraws from Vietnam

    France comes to some sort of agreement that leads them to withdraw from Vietnam
  • Domino Theory

    Domino Theory

    President Eisenhower refused to abandon Vietnam to the Communists saying that the fall of South Vietnam would inevitably lead to Communist expansion throughout the rest of Southeast Asia.
  • The Gulf of Tonkin Resolution

    The Gulf of Tonkin Resolution

    Authorized President Johnson to take any measures he believed were necessary to retaliate and to promote the maintenance of international peace and security in southeast Asia.
  • Opposition to the Vietnam War

    Opposition to the Vietnam War

    Led by Anti-War college students, they opposed war on moral grounds. Others claimed it was foreign conflict or a war of independence for Vietnam.
  • The Tet Offensive

    The Tet Offensive

    Surprise attack by the Viet Cong and North Vietnamese across all of South Vietnam. The Tet Offensive weakened US public support for the war in Vietnam.
  • Vietnamization (1969-1973)

    Vietnamization (1969-1973)

    President Nixon's policy to train South Vietnamese soldiers to take over the fightinng.
  • Invasion of Cambodia

    Invasion of Cambodia

    Invade Cambodia to destroy Vietname bases/sanctuaries.
  • Kent State Shootings

    Kent State Shootings

    National Guards kill four students because of fear during the protests.
  • The Paris Accords

    The Paris Accords

    Agreement between the United States and North Vietnam to end the Vietnam War.
  • Vietnam Syndrome (1973-2000)

    Vietnam Syndrome (1973-2000)

    Public skepticism about the US being involved in foreign conflicts.