HO CHI MINH TAKES CONTROL OF THE NORTH

• 1941
• Started the communist movement
• Took control of North Korea

THE FALL OF SAIGON

• Saigon: capital of South Vietnam
• Fell April 1975

GULF OF TONKIN RESOLUTION

• August 1964
• Stated that Congress supports any military decision that protects safety
• Allowed military to make more drastic decisions
• Allowed further fighting in Vietnam

MY LAI MASSACRE

• March 16, 1968
• My Lai: Vietnam village of about 700
• American soldiers killed about 350 people

NGO DINH DIEM ASSASSINATED

• November 2, 1963
• Ngo Dinh Diem: president of South Vietnam
• His government was overthrown

War Powers Act

• Passed in 1973
• Puts limits on the ability of the President to send American troops into combat areas without Congressional approval
• But did not specify what Congress can do if the President refuses to comply with the act

OPERATION ROLLING THUNDER

• February 1965
• Was the American sustained bombing campaign against North Vietnam
• Ended up being a fail for both sides

KENT STATE INCIDENT

• May 1970
• Kent State University
• The Ohio National Guard killed 4 & wounded 9 students
• Had a direct impact on national politics

US INVADES CAMBODIA

GENEVA ACCORDS

JFK ASSASSINATION

TET OFFENSIVE

JACKSON STATE COLLEGE

NIXON ELECTED

AMERICAN TROOPS WITHDRAW FROM VIETNAM

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