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An Explanation of the Vietnam Connections

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An Explanation of the Vietnam Connections

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The tet offensive a series of coordinated attacks by the Viet Cong and North Vietnamese Army against over 100 different villages and bases. It was called the Tet offensive because it happened on the Vietnamese holiday 'Tet" or as we call it 'New Year'

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These accords were then called the ¨Agreement on Ending the War and Restoring Peace in Vietnam.¨ This was a peace treaty signed on January 27th 1973 to establish peace in Vietnam and end the Vietnam war. This treaty included the North and South Vietnam along with the United States

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The Gulf of Tonkin Resolution authorized Johnson to use military force in Vietnam and effectively allowed him to do whatever he wanted. The resolution was passed by congress August 7, 1964. It was in response to naval ships off the gulf of tonkin perceiving a blip on their radar as an enemy attack.

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Also known as the May 4 massacre were the shootings of May 4 1970  of unarmed college students by the members of the Ohio National Guard during a mass protest against the bombing of Cambodia. Twenty-eight guardsmen fired approximately 67 rounds over a period of 13 seconds, killing four students and wounding nine others.

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The Ho Chi Minh Trail was a route traveled by the Vietnamese to infiltrate troops and supplies into South Vietnam. The trail was put together in 1959 and was used until around 1975. The trail went through the mountains and another in the Jungle.

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Throughout March 1965 to October 1968, U.S military aircraft attacked North Vietnam with many bombing attacks. They were used to force the North Vietnamese to adopt the Southern democratic views. These attacks caused devastation across North Vietnam, as well as many civilian casualties. While it might've helped the war effort, it was a harsh and cruel way of doing so.

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Agent Orange was a strong herbicide used in the Vietnam War through 1961-1971. The U.S dropped it throughout North Vietnam to eliminate any forest cover and foliage. The extremely powerful nature of the herbicide eventually caused problems for those hit with it or drinking water contaminated with it. It had, and still is causing health problems, including cancer and birth defects, and many civilian casualties resulted from it.

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Vietnamization was a tactic used to help reduction of American involvement in the war, by transferring all military that were responsible of battle, to the Soviet Union, mostly in 1969

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The Pentagon Papers were a project started by Robert McNamara and were eventually leaked by Daniel Ellsburg. The purpose of the Papers was to have a detailed report of the goings on in Vietnam. They were originally created in 1945 and leaked in 1971

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It refers to a military strategy that became a large component of the malayan emergency & the Vietnam War. These were a series of missions failed and 115 U.S. soldiers were killed, and the North Vietnamese lost 1,062 soldiers

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The My Lai Massacre happened on March 16, 1968 in the small village of My Lai. Marines, led by Lieutenant Willian Calley, were sent to the village to search for any Northern Vietnamese soldiers. Finding none, they were still ordered to shoot innocent civilians, causing a massacre. This was important because it caused soldier morale to plummet further than it already was, as well as worsen the view people had on the war and the government, as they were covering it up.