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War Powers Act
War Powers Act was also known as the First War Powers Act. This act was an American emergency law that increased Federal power during World War II. Franklin D. Roosevelt signed it. -
Ho Chi Minh Creates Provisional Government
After Japan surrendered to Allied Forces Ho Chi Minhs Congress create the National Liberation Committee of Vietnam to form a provisional government -
Geneva Conference
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American helicopters
American Helicopters arrived at the docks in South Vietnam along with 400 U.S. personnel, who will fly and maintain the aircraft. -
U.S.S Maddox Attacked
The U.S.S Maddox was attacked by the North Vietnamese PT boats. The Maddox had been sailing in the Gulf of Tonkin since July 28, 1964, to support covert South Vietnamese forces operating against North Vietnamese shore installations. The American ship fights off the PT boats, which launch 3 torpedos, none of which strike the Maddox. -
Tonkin Resolution
- The Tonkin Resolution gave president Lyndon B. Johnson to conduct military action in southeast asia. It gave president Johnson all power to start a war if he felt necessary.
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American aircraft burn on the ground at Bien Hoa
Two days after the U.S Presidential election, Vietcong mortars shell Bien Hoa Air BASE near Saigon. Four americans killed 76 wounded. 5 B-57 bombers were destroyed, and 15
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Operation Rolling Thunder
This was an operation for us 2nd air division. This operations intentions where to boost the sagging morale of the Saigon regime in the Republic of Vietnam, to persuade North Vietnam to cease its support for the communist insurgency in South Vietnam without actually taking any ground forces into communist North Vietnam, to destroy North Vietnam's transportation system, industrial base, and air defenses, and to cease the flow of men and material into South Vietnam. -
First Campus Sit-In
In the United States, the first anti-Vietnam War campus sit-in takes place at the University of Michigan. Another such sit-in follows at Columbia University. -
US Suspends Air Raids
The US suspends air raids on south vietnam hoping for a peaceful overturn from the north vietnamese. While the U.S launches a diplomatic offense. -
Operation Masher
This operation was the largest search and destroy mission up to this point in the war. There were 2,389 Vietcong casualties reported. The name of the operation was shortly changed to “White Wing” -
Operation Cedar Falls
The goal of this operation was to rout out Vietcong base camps in the IronTriangle. They were hoping the Vietcong would fight. The Viet Cong did not choose to fight, but 750 Vietcong are killed, as opposed to 72 American deaths and 11 ARVN casualties. -
Bloody Battle Near Dak To
This was one of the battle of the war and took place in the Highlands of Dak To. About 4,500 troops of the U.S. 4th Division and 173rd Airborne Brigade face off 6,000 North Vietnamese troops of the 174th regiment. The North Vietnamese are forced to withdraw. -
Tet Offensive
-Campaign during the vietnam war a campaign of surprise attacks that were against military and civilian command and control centers throughout South Vietnam -
Vietnamization
President Richard started vietnamization which was to encourage the Vietnam to become more active in the war. The plan was to slowly draw U.S. soldiers out of Vietnam. -
Hamburger Hill
At Hamburger hill U.S. and South Vietnamese troops fight for Ap Bia Mountain. The ten-day battle is one of the fiercest of the war. After 56 Americans are killed and 420 are wounded, the troops capture the hill, killing 597 Vietnamese. -
Kent State
Kent state, also known as Kent State Shooting or Kent State Massacre. This occurred at Kent State University in Kent, Ohio on May 4th 1970. This shooting involved UNARMED Kent State University students and Ohio National Guard. The reason the guards were shooting the UNARMED college students because they were protesting against Cambodian Campaign. -
26th Amendment
This amendment says that that the federal government cannot set the voting age any higher than 18 years old. This was put in response of the student activism against the vietnam war. -
U.S Troops Withdraw
Two months after the signing of the Vietnam peace agreement, the last U.S. combat troops leave South Vietnam as Hanoi frees the remaining American prisoners of war held in North Vietnam. -
South Vietnam Surrender
-North Vietnamese had taken over almost all of South
Vietnam. So South Vietnam Surrendered.
