https://padlet.com/8778241/k8resdp97ha2og3r en-us 2023-05-24 19:25:15 UTC 2023-05-24 21:40:12 UTC hello@padlet.com 8778241 https://padlet.com/8778241/k8resdp97ha2og3r/wish/2603728459 When Kennedy was assassinated, Johnson was sworn in as president as he was the former vice president. He became the 36th president of the United States and his first inauguration took place aboard Air Force One at Dallas Love Field. ]]> 2023-05-24 19:26:23 UTC https://padlet.com/8778241/k8resdp97ha2og3r/wish/2603728459 8778241 https://padlet.com/8778241/k8resdp97ha2og3r/wish/2603728811 The Gulf of Tonkin Resolution allowed President Johnson to make any decisions he believed were necessary to fight back and encourage maintenance of international peace and security in Southeast Asia. It also allowed the United States to be more involved in the war between North and South Vietnam.

Gulf of Tonkin: It is located on the northwest arm of of the South China Sea, bounded by China (north and east), Hainan Island (east), and northern Vietnam (west). ]]> 2023-05-24 19:26:51 UTC https://padlet.com/8778241/k8resdp97ha2og3r/wish/2603728811 8778241 https://padlet.com/8778241/k8resdp97ha2og3r/wish/2603729082 This presidential election was the 45th quadrennial presidential election. Lyndon B. Johnson (Democrat) defeated Senator Barry Goldwater (Republican) in a landslide. Johnson won the largest share of popular vote amongst any candidate since the 1820 election. ]]> 2023-05-24 19:27:09 UTC https://padlet.com/8778241/k8resdp97ha2og3r/wish/2603729082 8778241 https://padlet.com/8778241/k8resdp97ha2og3r/wish/2603729276 Operation rolling thunder was the codename for a bombing campaign that occurred during the Vietnam War. The U.S. military aircraft targeted opponents through North Vietnam. The intention of this bombing campaign was to put military pressure on North Vietnam's communist leaders and limit their ability to start a war against the government of South Vietnam that was supported by the United States. Operation rolling thunder was the first American attack on North Vietnam and increased the United States' involvement in the war. ]]> 2023-05-24 19:27:26 UTC https://padlet.com/8778241/k8resdp97ha2og3r/wish/2603729276 8778241 https://padlet.com/8778241/k8resdp97ha2og3r/wish/2603737729 By the year 1968, 500,000 US troops were in Vietnam and the majority of troops served one-year terms in Vietnam. These terms led to a constant turnover of soldiers, sailors, marines, and airmen arriving and heading home. Some also served multiple terms]]> 2023-05-24 19:38:07 UTC https://padlet.com/8778241/k8resdp97ha2og3r/wish/2603737729 8778241 https://padlet.com/8778241/k8resdp97ha2og3r/wish/2603746860 The Mai Lai Massacre, also known as the Pinkville Massacre, was the mass killing of up to 500 unarmed villagers by United States' soldiers in the hamlet of Mai Lai. They attacked on a search and destroy mission. Many Americans were shocked and outraged by the intentional and brutal killing of women and children.

Mai Lai: a subdivision of Son Mai village ]]> 2023-05-24 19:49:25 UTC https://padlet.com/8778241/k8resdp97ha2og3r/wish/2603746860 8778241 https://padlet.com/8778241/k8resdp97ha2og3r/wish/2603756644 Tet Offensive was when the North Vietnamese and communist Viet Cong forces attacked a number of targets in South Vietnam. This caused the United States and South Vietnamese  militaries to sustain heavy losses before fighting of the communist attacks. The Tet Offensive was one of the largest military campaigns of the Vietnam War. ]]> 2023-05-24 20:02:27 UTC https://padlet.com/8778241/k8resdp97ha2og3r/wish/2603756644 8778241 https://padlet.com/8778241/k8resdp97ha2og3r/wish/2603757214 The Battle of Khe Sanh was when forces from the People's Army of North Vietnam (Pavn) attacked on the U.S. Marine garrison at Khe Sanh in South Vietnam. This fight happened for 77 days where the U.S. Marines and South Vietnamese fought off the North. This was the longest and bloodiest battles in the Vietnam War. The result of the battle was that both sides claimed victory where the North Vietnamese Army took control of the Khe Sanh region after the United States surrendered.
Khe sanh: the district capital of Huong Hoa District. ]]> 2023-05-24 20:03:20 UTC https://padlet.com/8778241/k8resdp97ha2og3r/wish/2603757214 8778241 https://padlet.com/8778241/k8resdp97ha2og3r/wish/2603760925 The Battle of Hue, also known as the siege of Hue, was a major military engagement in the Tet Offensive established by North Vietnam and the Viet Cong. It was the single bloodiest battle in the Vietnam War and it was where US Marines and ARVN troops fought throughout the city to eleimante Hue from North Vietnamese control. This was the first time that Marines participated in urban combat since the Korean war.

The Battle of Saigon was fought during the Tet Offensive of the Vietnam War and it was the coordinated attack by communist forces (North Vietnamese Army and Viet Cong) against the capital of South Vietnam (Saigon).

Hue: City in central Vietnam
Saigon: The capital of South Vietnam ]]> 2023-05-24 20:08:26 UTC https://padlet.com/8778241/k8resdp97ha2og3r/wish/2603760925 8778241 https://padlet.com/8778241/k8resdp97ha2og3r/wish/2603761171 The first inauguration of Richard Nixon occured at the East Portico of the United States Capitol in Washington, DC. Nixon was the 37th president of the United States and this was the 46th inauguration. His term ended on December 31, 1969. ]]> 2023-05-24 20:08:49 UTC https://padlet.com/8778241/k8resdp97ha2og3r/wish/2603761171