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Citations: 1:"The Vietnam War []." //Ushistory.org//. Web. 24 May 2010. []. 2:"Battlefield:Vietnam | History." //PBS//. Web. 24 May 2010. . 3: "The Vietnam War Statistics." //Shmoop: Study Guides & Teacher Resources//. Web. 25 May 2010. . Outline: Topic One: The U.S's involvment in the war. In late 1961 president Kennedy decides to send more troops over to Vietnam to help them in their efforts against the North. He sends over 3000 military advisors and support troops. On January 12, 1962 helicopters flown by the U.S take South Vietnam troops to a stronghold near Saigon so they can clear it. This marks the first time that the U.S got involved violently in Vietnam. On August 4, 1964 the captain of the U.S.S Maddox reports that he had been fired upon and an attack was imminent. Six hours later President Johnson Orders a retaliation against North Vietnam. Jets bomb two naval bases and destroy a major oil facility. The captain would later report that no attack took place upon his ship.On August 7, 1964 Congress passes the Gulf of Tonkin Resolution which gives President Johnson the power to take any action he feels necassary to protect southeast Asia. On February 13, 1965 the U.S authorizes Operation Rolling Thunder. It is a bobming offensive that is supposed to stop the North from supporting the Vietcong in the South.

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