Vietnam War
Published on Nov 22, 2015
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PRESENTATION OUTLINE
VIETNAM WAR
(1954-1975)
HO CHI MINH
- Takes power in Aug. 19, 1945
CEASEFIRE SIGNED
- Sep. 2, 1945
- An armistice is a formal agreement to end fighting.
TET OFFENSIVE
- Jan.30 1968
- N. Vietnam & Viet Cong major offense agaisnt S. Vietnam
EISENHOWER ANNOUNCES DOMINO THEORY (1954)
- Dominated U.S. thinking about Vietnam for the next decade.
- Eisenhowers most famous cold war phrases
GENEVA ACCORDS (1954)
- to attempt to find a way to settle outstanding issues on the Korean peninsula
- Restoring peace in indochina
VIETCONG FORMED(1959)
WAS A POLITICAL ORGANIZATION AND ARMY IN SOUTH VIETNAM AND CAMBODIA
JFK ASSASSINATION
- November 22, 1963, Dallas, TX
- Shot on a car
GULF OF TONKIN RESOLUTION
- Aug.10, 1964
- Gave LBJ authorization to declare war
- Sent troops to southeast asia
OPERATION ROLLING THUNDER
- March 2,1965 - November 2, 1968
- Strategic bombing
