https://padlet.com/10233802/7ubbk3x2tcdtlqtx en-us 2023-05-24 17:54:11 UTC 2023-05-26 14:14:18 UTC hello@padlet.com 10233802 https://padlet.com/10233802/7ubbk3x2tcdtlqtx/wish/2603642373 Lyndon Baines Johnson is sworn in as President. After John F. Kennedy was assassinated, his vice president, Lyndon B. Johnson was sworn in to take over JFK's presidency. ]]> 2023-05-24 17:56:30 UTC https://padlet.com/10233802/7ubbk3x2tcdtlqtx/wish/2603642373 10233802 https://padlet.com/10233802/7ubbk3x2tcdtlqtx/wish/2603646487 Gulf of Tonkin Resolution took place. The Gulf of Tonkin was a gulf in Vietnam. In early august, US destroyers stationed in this gulf radioed that they were being attacked by North Vietnamese forces. This led to the Gulf of Tonkin Resolution, which was a legislation that allowed President Johnson to take any measures that he thought were reasonable to retaliate against Vietnamese forces. ]]> 2023-05-24 18:00:18 UTC https://padlet.com/10233802/7ubbk3x2tcdtlqtx/wish/2603646487 10233802 https://padlet.com/10233802/7ubbk3x2tcdtlqtx/wish/2603648789 President Johnson is elected President. After filling in as president for a year, Johnson was finally elected to be the 36th US president. ]]> 2023-05-24 18:02:49 UTC https://padlet.com/10233802/7ubbk3x2tcdtlqtx/wish/2603648789 10233802 https://padlet.com/10233802/7ubbk3x2tcdtlqtx/wish/2603651838 Operation Rolling Thunder first took place. Operation Rolling Thunder was a codename for the US bombings during the Vietnam war. These bombings took place to force Ho Chi Minh to let go of his desire to take over South Vietnam. These bombings lasted until 1968. ]]> 2023-05-24 18:06:03 UTC https://padlet.com/10233802/7ubbk3x2tcdtlqtx/wish/2603651838 10233802 https://padlet.com/10233802/7ubbk3x2tcdtlqtx/wish/2603654152 US troops in Vietnam reaches 500,000. This was significant because it showed the peak of US involvement in Vietnam. ]]> 2023-05-24 18:08:06 UTC https://padlet.com/10233802/7ubbk3x2tcdtlqtx/wish/2603654152 10233802 https://padlet.com/10233802/7ubbk3x2tcdtlqtx/wish/2603655014 Battle of Khe Sanh took place. Khe Sanh is an area in South Vietnam. This battle started when Northern Vietnamese troops cornered US troops who were defending this base. The war continued until July when the base was abandoned by US troops. ]]> 2023-05-24 18:08:52 UTC https://padlet.com/10233802/7ubbk3x2tcdtlqtx/wish/2603655014 10233802 https://padlet.com/10233802/7ubbk3x2tcdtlqtx/wish/2605064481 Battles at Hue and Saigon took place. The battle of Hue took place from January 31st till March 1st of 1968. It was a big military engagement in the Tet Offensive that was started by North Vietnam and Viet Cong. The war finally ended and the Allies claimed a victory even though thousands of innocent civilians died. This battle is known to be the bloodiest battle in the Vietnam War. The first battle of Saigon took place from January 30th till March 7th of 1968. This battle was also fought during the the Tet Offensive and started because of North Vietnam. The war ended when South Vietnam and the US started fighting back and defeated them. This war caused a lot of anti war sentiment in the US. ]]> 2023-05-25 16:05:52 UTC https://padlet.com/10233802/7ubbk3x2tcdtlqtx/wish/2605064481 10233802 https://padlet.com/10233802/7ubbk3x2tcdtlqtx/wish/2606216305 The Tet Offensive occurred. The Tet Offensive was one of the biggest military campaigns of the Vietnam War and was a major escalation in the war. It was used to weaken the public's support of the US's interference in the war. ]]> 2023-05-26 13:37:19 UTC https://padlet.com/10233802/7ubbk3x2tcdtlqtx/wish/2606216305 10233802 https://padlet.com/10233802/7ubbk3x2tcdtlqtx/wish/2606249129 The U.S. massacre at Mai Lai happens. This was a war crime committed by the US, as they murdered a mass number of unarmed civilians from South Vietnam in the Son Tinh district. There were at least 500 deaths that occured. This attack was caused when Charlie Company was called to investigate the village. They were upset by the Tet Offensive so they took their anger out on the civilians. ]]> 2023-05-26 14:10:34 UTC https://padlet.com/10233802/7ubbk3x2tcdtlqtx/wish/2606249129 10233802 https://padlet.com/10233802/7ubbk3x2tcdtlqtx/wish/2606252484 Richard Nixon becomes the 37th president of the United States. He planned to de-americanize the Vietnam War so he could withdraw troops slowly. The war eventually ended under his presidency. ]]> 2023-05-26 14:14:18 UTC https://padlet.com/10233802/7ubbk3x2tcdtlqtx/wish/2606252484