Vietnam War Some Dates you should know.
1963 1963: JFK supports
the removal of South Vietnam’s President Ngo Dinh Diem. They are murdered (Nov. 2)
Kennedy was assassinated just weeks later (Nov. 22)
1964 Tonkin Gulf Incident
1964led to the …Tonkin Gulf Resolution
“The Blank Check” * giving permission to President Johnson to wage war to stop Communist North Vietnam from taking over South Vietnam
1968 TET Offensive
– Surprise attacks by Viet Cong Communists in South Vietnam
– Military failure for Communists BUT a HUGE psychological VICTORY for them because the American people thought the war was UNWINNABLE
– Public Opinion goes against the war
1970 Kent State
University 4 Students
shot by Army National Guard on campus in Ohio.
They were protesting the War.
1973 War Powers Act,
٭ 1973 President must
notify Congress within 48 hours of deploying military force
President must withdraw forces unless he gains Congressional approval within 90 days