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Geneva Accords
Agreement temporarily that separated Vietnam into two
zones, a northern zone to be governed by the Viet Minh rebels
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Dien Bien Phu
Viet Minh forces overran the base in early May, prompting the French government to seek an end to the fighting with the signing of the Geneva Accords of 1954. -
SDS
American student organization that flourished in the mid-to-late 1960s and was known for its activism against the Vietnam War. -
Troop levels
Troop levels increase to 50,000 -
Gulf of Tonkin Resoloution
A joint resolution that the United States Congress passed on August 7, 1964, in response to the Gulf of Tonkin incident. -
Troop levels
Troop levels increase to 180,000 -
Operation Rolling Thunder
America's sustained bombing campaign against North Vietnam during the Vietnam War -
Troop levels
Troop levels increase to 500,000 -
Nixons Election
Richard Nixon defeats Hubert H. Humphrey and is elected president. -
Tet offensive
The offensive was an attempt to foment rebellion among the South Vietnamese population and encourage the United States to scale back its involvement in the Vietnam War. -
My Lai Massacre
A company of American soldiers brutally killed most of the people, women, children and old men in the village of My Lai -
Woodstock Festival
Woodstock was a music festival created to protest against the war in Vietnam. Most people who went were members of the counterculture, often referred to as “hippies,” who rejected materialism and authority, and actively protested against the Vietnam War. -
Invasion of Cambodia
President Richard Nixon gives his formal authorization to commit U.S. combat troops, in cooperation with South Vietnamese units, against communist troop sanctuaries in Cambodia -
Kent State student shot
Four Kent State University students were killed and nine were injured on May 4, 1970, when members of the Ohio National Guard opened fire on a crowd gathered to protest the Vietnam War. -
Fall of Saigon
The capital city of South Vietnam, fell to North Vietnamese forces on April 30th 1975. The fall of Saigon effectively marked the end of the Vietnam War.
