marking the official end of U.S. force commitment to the Vietnam War.

to appease antiwar sentiment by promising to phase out the draft, train South Vietnamese forces to assume more responsibility for the war effort, and gradually withdraw American troops.

pursued closer relations with both in order to de-escalate tensions and strengthen the United States’ position relative to each

communist forces attacked more than one hundred American and South Vietnamese sites throughout South Vietnam

Location > Name of Village > U.S. troops had raped and/or massacred hundreds of civilians

triggered protests throughout the United States and Europe.

reported incoming fire from North Vietnamese ships in the Gulf of Tonkin

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Diem, who had lived in the United States, was a committed anticommunist.

The US established the Republic of Vietnam > Vietnam divided into North and South

Place of French defeat by Viet Mihn Forces

Leader of North Vietnam

United States feared the expansion of communist influence and pledged to confront any revolutions aligned against Western capitalism.