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The Vietnam War pitted communist North Vietnam and the Viet Cong against South Vietnam and the United States. The war ended when U.S. forces withdrew in 1973 and Vietnam unified under Communist control two years later.

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How WWII and Vietnam Veterans Were Treated Differently

WWII and Vietnam Veterans put their lives on the line for their country. But their treatment by government and civilians were completely different.

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Tet Offensive Reshapes the Vietnam War

North Vietnam’s surprise attack on the South during the holiday of Tet altered the entire course of the Vietnam War. Morale among U.S. and South Vietnamese troops was crushed, and Americans back home increasingly wondered why their soldiers were there in the first place.

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Why Did Columbia University Students Protest in 1968?

Learn how the Vietnam War and the construction of a gym on campus prompted Columbia University student groups to protest the administration in 1968. See how their numbers swelled into the thousands and inspired student protests all over the country.

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The Kent State Shootings

What happened at Kent State University on May 4, 1970? Learn about the political and social movements that set the stage for a bloody showdown between student protestors and the Ohio National Guard.

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The War Powers Resolution of 1973

How has the process of declaring war changed throughout the United States’ history? What prompted Congress to enact the War Powers Resolution in the ’70s, and what effect did it have?

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The Pentagon Papers

Explore the circumstances surrounding the leaking of the Pentagon Papers, a top‑secret Department of Defense study of U.S. political and military involvement in Vietnam from 1945 to 1967, to the public.

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Ho Chi Minh

Learn about the many names and identities of the man who would become the face of the Vietnamese nationalist movement.

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My Lai Massacre

In 1968, Ron Ridenhour, an infantryman in Vietnam, wrote a letter to President Nixon detailing the murder of 500 civillians by the U.S. Army in what would come to be known as the My Lai Massacre.

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Gulf of Tonkin Resolution

Learn about the international incident that escalated American involvement in the Vietnam War.

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2:28 minTV-PG

Agent Orange

Agent Orange was a chemical herbicide used during the Vietnam War that had a devastating impact long after the conflict ended.

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(Original Caption) Miscellaneous activities atop Hill 875 following its capture by elements of the 173rd Airborne Brigade, November 24th, prior to evacuation. Conquest of Hill 875 ended five days of the bitterest fighting of the Vietnam War.
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Weapons of the Vietnam War

Take a look at five of the most influential technological developments to come out of the Vietnam War.

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Chicago Seven

Historian Yohuru Williams takes a look back at protests during the Vietnam War.

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