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Battle of Dien Bien Phu
First Indochina War between the French Union's French Far East Expeditionary Corps and Viet Minh communists. -
Geneva Accords
Vietnam split into two countries splitting them at the 17th parallel North. -
Gulf of Tonkin Incident
Also known as the USS Maddox incident, the USS Maddox was radar sweeping the area when a Vietnam boat torpedoed the boat. -
Tet Offensive
A lot of North Vietnam guerrilla fighters came through these tunnels and killed a lot of U.S. soldiers. -
My Lai Massacre
A mass murder of unarmed civilians in South Vietnam done by U.S. soldiers. Women were raped and left to die with a total of 347 death according to the United States Army. -
Kent State Massacre
The Ohio National Guard killed 4 people at Kent State University for protesting the Vietnam War -
War Powers Act
A federal law intended to check the president's power to commit the United States to an armed conflict without the consent of the U.S. Congress.
