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Eisenhower Administration
1954, French colonists were driven out of Vietnam. It was then divided into North and South.
1956, An election to unify them was cancelled, and the US sent aid/advisors to South Vietnam -
Canceled Vietnam Election
An election made to unify North and South Vietnam that never happened -
Students for a Democratic Society
Left-wing students formed an organization to attack American materialization and work towards social justice and civil rights; associated with anti-war movements -
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Kennedy Administration
U.S. increased presence in South Vietnam by sending more advisors, and military to fight against North Vietnam -
Tonkin Gulf Resolution
President Johnson claimed that North Vietnam attacked U.S. ships along the Tonkin Gulf, so Congress gave him a “blank check” to do whatever he wants to end the Communism spread -
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Johnson Administration
After sending a large amount of U.S. forces into South Vietnam, President Johnson Vietnamese nationalism was too strong and would never win.
1968, Johnson withdrew from the presidential election and wanted peace talks to end the war. -
My Lai
A village in South Vietnam, where U.S. troops killed 350-550 innocent women and children.
News about this became public in 1969, which further pushed opposition against the war. -
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Vietnamization
Nixon's policy of gradually removing U.S. troops from Vietnam -
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Nixon Administration
Nixon increased bombing, and launched invasions into Laos and Cambodia.
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Kent State Shootings
Students who were protesting against the Viet War were shot and killed by the National Guard Troops at University of Ohio -
Tet Offensive
A Vietcong and North Vietnamese attack throughout South Vietnam that made public opinion to turn against the war in the U.S. -
Pentagon Papers leaked
Classified government documents about the Vietnam War were leaked to the press by Daniel Ellsberg and the New York Times. Efforts to block publication was rejected by the U.S. Supreme Court -
U.S. withdraws from Vietnam
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Fall of South Vietnam
Vietnam falls to Communism