Vietnam War
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Containment- To keep communism where it is.
DMZ- A border that separates military action between two countries.
Domino Theory- A theory that states if one country is taken over than the nearby areas will also be taken over.
Draft- Men that are selected to enter the war.
General William C. Westmoreland
Ho Chi Minh
My Lai Massacre
National Liberation Front
Ngo Dinh Diem
Pentagon Papers
Tet Offensive
Viet Cong
Vietnamization
Pathways to War, the Gulf of Tonkin Incident
Vietnam War Time Line
French Defeated at Dien Bien Phu 1954
Geneva Convention Begins 1954
J. F. K. sends 400 American combat troops to South Vietnam as advisors. 1961
Cuban Missle Crisis 1962
1964 the us congress passes the Gulf of Tonkin Resolution
Feb 14 1965 Pres Johnson Authorizes operation rolling Thunder
April 7 1965 The U.S. offers North Vietnam economic aid in exchange for peace
January 6 1966 the US launch operation crimp
January 1967 Two North Vietnamese divisions, operating out of the DMZ that separates North and South Vietnam, launch heavy bombardments of American bases south of the DMZ.
1968 January 30 The Viet Conga Deployed the TET Offensive campaign.
Nov 1 1968 After three-and-a-half years, Operation Rolling Thunder comes to an end
Mi lai massecre 1968 March 16
January 1969 President Richard M. Nixon takes office as the new President of the United States. With regard to Vietnam, he promises to achieve "Peace With Honor." His aim is to negotiate a settlement that will allow the half million U.S. troops in Vietnam to be withdrawn, while still allowing South Vietnam to survive.
April 29 1970 South Vietnamese troops attack into Cambodia
Truman Doctrine
Tet Offensive
My Lai Massacre
In Their Own Words... Veterans on Vietnam
Protest Music
Sympathy for the Devil The Rolling Stones
Blowin in the wind Bob Dylan
Masters Of War Bob Dylan
People Get to be Free The Rascals
Revolution the Beatles
Give Peace a Chance John Lennon
Get Together The Young Bloods
It Better End Soon Chicago
Eve Of Destruction Barry McGuire
Heros or Villains at My Lai?
William Calley- Was one of the American helicopter controllers that helped rape and kill several hundred defenseless vietnamese citizens. The younger killed was one year old and the oldest was 81. Only a A Villain could do such a thing.