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Ho Chi Minh creates a petition to give to people in power -Leo, Talia, Ashley B

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The Japanese start to occupy Vietnam until the end of WWII
-Aidan Armstrong

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The Japanese surrendered and Vietnam became independent.

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1945 The Japanese surrender and Vietnam becomes independent

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1945 The Japanese surrender and Vietnam becomes independent

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Cold War

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Johnson didn’t have the political means to escalate the conflict in Vietnam, but he told his aid, William Bundy, to draft papers saying that he can escalate if needed. On July 30, 1964, South Vietnamese ships, under the US military, attacks 2 North Vietnamese islands off the Gulf of Tonkin. On August 2nd, 1964 the US Maddox was attacked by a North Vietnamese torpedo boat squadron. The US Maddox was on an intelligence gathering mission at the time. During the attack, both side's initial missiles were missed. Two US carrier planes damaged 2 North Vietnamese boats and left one dead in the water.
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After the initial North Vietnamese attack, Johnson decided to send US military to fight back. He originally did not want to increase involvement until after the election because he wanted to be perceived as a peaceful candidate. This resolution will increase US involvement in Vietnam.

Talia, Pj, Leo

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Vietcong blew up hotel in Qin Yan killing many Americans
-Aidan, Gilli, Ali

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Operation Rolling Thunder March-October 1965

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Operation Rolling Thunder March-October 1965

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US soldiers bombarded North Vietnam in a series of bombings (blanket bombing). The intention of this was to put the Vietnamese military under pressure and decrease their morale. North Vietnamese soldiers shot down US aircraft in retaliation (History.com Editors). The Vietnamese dug a series of tunnels for approximately 250 kilometers. The bombing bombed a supply route from the Vietcong to the Vietminh in Cambodia and Laos but did not affect the morale as they continued to use the route. The US citizens were not informed of the bombings as the military thought it would not be good publicity. Citizens were told that the military was enacting calculated specific strikes. (Gilli, Aiden, and Ali)

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The draft was when soldiers were chosen to be a part of the United States Armed Forces. Men ages 18-25 were required to register with the Selective Service System. People were forced to fight in the war if their draft card was pulled. Religious, moral, and medical were the only reasons people didn’t have to fight in the war. Although, they needed a lot of evidence to back this up.

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First draft for the Vietnam war

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January 8-26, 1967: Operation Cedar Falls

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January 8-26, 1967: Operation Cedar Falls

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Operation Cedar Falls was the largest ground operation in the Vietnam War. There were 30,000 troops from the U.S. and South Vietnamese combined. It was a search and destroy operation, where the forces were to eradicate the "Iron Triangle", a major stronghold of the Viet Cong northwest of Saigon. It was during this time that "tunnel rats" were introduced, where soldiers would volunteer to go underground to search and map out the many tunnels as well as fight underground battles. They destroyed hundreds of tunnel systems and captured tons of supplies and documents. Even with this achievement, the results of this operation were indecisive. The soldiers were able to push the Viet Cong out, but the Viet Cong would return a year later with the Tet Offensive.

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The Battle of Hue January 31 - February 25 1968

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The Battle of Hue January 31 - February 25 1968

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The Battle of Hue, an important city to Vietnamese culture, was a lasting conflict fought between the US marines partnered with the South Vietnamese forces. The enemy north vietnamese were well prepared going into the battle, and were able to take advantage of the unorganized US forces. This battle was one of North Vietnam's many attacks during the Tet Offensive.
By: Michael, Sam, Sophie, and Avi

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The siege of Khe Sahn lasted from February to March 1968 where roughly 6,000 American Marines, Air Force, and Army troops defended the hill fort from 20,000 Viet Minh soldiers. The fortress was attacked five separate times, each time the United States forces were able to repel the attacking Viet Minh. The U.S. troops used scorched earth tactics dropping over 100,000lbs of bombs and launching 153,000 rounds of artillery and mortar fire. The siege of Khe Sahn was arguably the most important battle of the Vietnam war both in terms of supplies and it’s importance to the upcoming Tet Offensive. The massive U.S. concentration on the northerly base allowed Viet Cong soldiers time to infiltrate their marked targets in the south leading to the Tet Offensive. It was one of the last direct engagements before the end of the war and the massive amount of U.S. on an indefensible fortress helped sway public opinion away from the war. Tim, Sofia, and Jack

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The North Vietnam troops primarily attacked in provinces and villages.

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Occurred in 1968 (from January 31 to September 23), located in over 100 cities in South Vietnam.

This was a series of attacks from North Vietnam targeting over 100 cities and outposts in South Vietnam. Their goal in this was to stir up rebellion in the South Vietnam civilian population in hopes that the US would scale back involvement. This event severely decreased morale in the US resulting in the realization that this war could not be won at a reasonable cost.

- Ashley, Lavina, and Isabel

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Nixon promises to end the draft

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Second drawing for the draft

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Draft law expires after 2-year extention

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last draft day