Vietnam Timeline
Actual timeline by. Megan Misha and Dylan
Containment- contain communists and keep them away
Cold War- conflict with US and USSR (not physical fighting)
DMZ- capturing
Domino Theory- 1945-1946
Draft- getting soldiers to fight in Vietnam
General William Westmoreland- fought in Vietnam, WWll, & Korean War
Ho Chi Minh- leader of Vietnam independence movement
My Lai Massacre- Vietnam war mass Vietnam killing of unarmed civilians
National Liberation Front- liberating US soldiers from war
Ngo Dinh Diem- Vietnamese president
Pentagon Papers- secured department of defense study
Tet Offense-largest military unit
Viet Cong-farmers/soldiers in northern Vietnam
Vietnamization- was a policy of the rn