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Domino Theory coined
The domino theory coined by Eisenhower justified sending military aid to Greece and Turkey. -
Geneva Accord
Designed to secure peace in Vietnam but would eventually contribute to war -
Assassination of Diem
The death of Diem caused celebration among many people in South Vietnam, but also lead to political chaos in the nation -
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. -
LBJ ordered 1st troops to Vietnam
Two battalions landed on the shore of Danang to support the Saigon government and stop communism -
Tet Offensive
A coordinated series of North Vietnamese attacks on more than 100 cities and outposts in South Vietnam. The offensive was an attempt to foment rebellion among the South Vietnamese population and keep America out of the war -
My Lai Massacre
One of the most horrific incidents of violence committed against unarmed civilians during the Vietnam War. A company of American soldiers brutally killed most of the people—women, children, and old men—in the village of My Lai -
Nixon's Vietnamization Policy
A policy of the Richard Nixon administration to end U.S. involvement in the Vietnam War through a program to "expand, equip, and train South Vietnamese forces and assign to them an ever-increasing combat role -
Nixon send troops to Cambodia
Nixon ordered troops into Cambodia to disrupt the Ho Chi Minh Trail and other supply lines used by North Vietnam, even though Cambodia was neutral. This is the most controversial act of his to end the Vietnam War. -
Kent State shooting
The killings of four and wounding of nine other unarmed Kent State University students by the Ohio National Guard. Took place during a peace rally opposing the expanding involvement of the Vietnam War into neutral Cambodia -
Hard Hat Riot
The students were protesting the May 4 Kent State shootings and the Vietnam War, following the April 30 announcement by President Richard Nixon of the U.S. invasion of neutral Cambodia. -
Nixon's christmas Bombing
A way for the Nixon to break the stalemate of peace talks with Vietnam. Which workded and resulted in the final Paris Peace Treaty was signed. -
Paris Peace Accords
A peace treaty signed, to establish peace in Vietnam and end the Vietnam War -
War Powers Act
Congressional resolution designed to limit the U.S. president's ability to initiate or escalate military actions abroad -
Saigon Falls
The South Vietnamese capital of Saigon fell to the North Vietnamese Army, effectively ending the Vietnam War