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Eisenhower explains his domino theory
The domino theory is a theory that state that communist countries will spread communism to neighboring countries -
vietnam divided amoug 17th parallel
Vietnam split into north and south. communists controlled the north -
Geneva accords signed
the Geneva Accords were 10 documents, 3 military agreements, 6 unilateral declarations, and a final declaration of the Geneva conference. all were signed of July 21 1954 -
Sds created
The sds is a student activist movement -
Gulf of Tonkin resolution
Gave the president the authority to use the military in Asia without declaring war -
Operation rolling thunder begins
American bombing attempt on north Vietnam -
pentagon papers printed in NY
leaked information about the US's description to join south Vietnam in the war, gave a detailed history about their decision making. -
tet offensive
one of the biggest military campaigns in the Vietnam war. a campaign of surprise attacks on south Vietnam -
my lai massacre
mass murder in south Vietnam between 347-504 killed. -
Nixon wins election
Richard Nixon defeats Hubert Humphrey in the election of 1968 -
Vietnamization introduced
A policy to end American involvement in the war by training and expanding south Vietnam forces -
Woodstock festival
A music festival that is peaceful and a distraction from the war -
Invasion of Cambodia
President Nixon announces on tv that the us and south Vietnam will invade Cambodia to disrupt north Vietnam’s supply lines -
kent state student shot
shooting unarmed students during a protest against the bombing of Cambodia 4 killed and 9 injured -
fall of Saigon
Saigon, the capital of south Vietnam taken by peoples army and the Vietcong, marked the end of the Vietnam war
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