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Lyndon Johnson sworn in as president
After JFK's assassination Vice President LBJ was sworn into presidency -
Kennedy Assassination
President Kennedy was shot 2 times and killed -
Gulf of Tonkin
A staged event that gave LBJ full control of the U.S's stance in the Vietnam War without declaring war -
War protest in Washington DC
People began to question and dislike the U.S being involvement in the Vietnam war and wanted the U.S to leave Vietnam -
Tet Offensive
The largest military campaign against the U.S by Vietcong -
My Lai Massacre
The mass killing 347 and 504 unarmed civilians in South Vietnam, it involved the complete destruction of a town and the killing and raping of Vietnamese children and women. -
Nixon wins Presidency
Former Vice President Richard Nixon won the 1968 presidential election -
Paris Peace Accords
The U.S met with North and South Vietnam to bring an end to the Vietnam War -
Saigon Captured
The capital of South Vietnam fell to communist North Vietnam an was later named Ho Chi Minh City
