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Geneva Conference
Tried to find a way to unify Korea with indochina Separated Vietnam into two divisions, North, governed by Viet Minh, then the south governed by the state. -
Vietminh Drive out the French
French commander led his troops to occupy the town of Dien Bien Phu. The french were ambushed by a huge Vietminh, so then they decided to back down. -
Start of Vietnam War
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Agent Orange Introduced
Was used as a war tactic Many soldiers then faced many psychological issues later on after being hit -
Overthrow of Diem
Deim did not want buddhism one of their countries widespread religions. Diem was executed for trying to overpower his country -
Tonkin Resolution
The sea battle between the North Vietnamese, and the USS Maddox,Destroyer. The battle was repealed by Nixon. -
Operation Rolling Thunder
Wanted to halt communism so the US felt the nation had a duty to halt communism. American soldiers were now fighting alongside south Vietnamese troops against the Vietcong -
Vietnam Overview Video
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Teach - In's Begin
Students were opposing war at the U of M, they abandoned class, where then they would talk, and reaffirm the reasons to oppose war. Led to anger for drafters -
Tet offensive
surprise attack on Vietnam, presidents approval drops. -
Massacre at My Lai
New waves of protest became an issue at home front It was then viewed as a symbol of the dilemma of that time period -
Johnson Leave Presidential Race
He could not and would not be involved with the parthians divisions. Violence broke out. -
Hawks & Doves
Because of opposition of the war, many people had become opinionated and had created 2 sides. Doves- people who wanted the US to withdraw from Vietnam. Hawks were people who insisted that the US to stay. -
Nixon Wins Presidency
Most people voted for him because of his promise to unify the nation and restore law and order So therefore he won, then after he had a plan to end the Vietnam war. -
Vietamization
Worried about possible cease-fire, Nixon cut back troop numbers President increased air strikes against the North Vietnam & then bombing Vietcong. -
Linkage
Kissinger wa given the duty to end the war conflict he created linkage to improve relations with the Soviet Union and China, so then he could persuade them to cut back on their aid. -
250,000 March on Washington
Wanted war to stop. Was the largest anti- war group protest -
Kent State Protest
American troops had invaded Cambodia, wanting to destroy Viet Cong military bases there. Protests were set off at Kent State University. People were killed. -
26th Amendment
People didn’t think it was fair that they didn't get to vote for the man that sent them to war at age 18, lowered Voting age to 18 -
US withdrawl troops
People were burning the draft cards People were taken out of war -
Powers War Act
A need for establishing some limits on executive power On the domestic part, the Vietnam war increased Americans cynicism about their government. -
South Vietnam Surrender
Peace agreement collapsed North Vietnam captured Saigon, South Vietnams captial and re-named it Saigon Ho Chi Minh City.
