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Vietnam War
conflict in U.S. history
conflict in Vietnamese history
role of President Eisenhower
role of President Johnson
role of President Nixon
Tet Offensive, Communist attacks that undermined public support for war
Vietnam War
Vietnam War
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Gulf of Tonkin Resolution, escalating war
origins of war in First Indochina War
secret bombing of Cambodia during Vietnam War
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effects of the war
international response
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the war by year (interactivity)
American entrance into war
battle in Huế
Cambodia, civil war and rise of Khmer Rouge
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cease-fire
early American involvement
ending of the war
evacuation of Saigon
events of 1959
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Gulf of Tonkin incident
Gulf of Tonkin Resolution
Gulf of Tonkin Resolution – Johnson, Lyndon Baines
Gulf of Tonkin Resolution – Tonkin, Gulf of
Laos, war in
My Lai massacre
North Vietnamese final conquest of the South
reductions in funding
Tet Offensive
Tet Offensive – Johnson, Lyndon Baines
US invasion of Cambodia
media coverage
memorials
museum in Hanoi
North Vietnamese leadership
opposition, American
peace negotiations
pictures related to the Vietnam War
quotations
refugees
South Vietnamese leadership
tactics and weapons
United States government
United States military
United States presidents during Vietnam War
Viet Minh and National Liberation Front
winding down of the war
1962: Vietnam
In a move to halt the political and military deterioration of South Vietnam, the United States greatly expanded its military aid program there during 1962. Thus, South Vietnam, like Berlin, was declared to be a 'vital interest' of the United States. There was an improvement in the security...
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