would bring a counter-attack and on August 4, 1964 President Johnson declared that the.
North had pressed thier hand and attacked again, and so he had no choice but to order an.
air strike against North Vietnam. Americans at the time doubted the attack of the North.
Vietnamese, but there has never been any proof to prove or disprove this happening.
President Johnson asked congress for approval for all necessary actions and the approval.
was unanimous. This led to the first ground troops to be deployed from America to South.
Vietnam in 1965.
From 1965 to 1967 the two sides continued to fight a war that was not solving.
anything, the tremendous killings were going on with neither side seeing defeat. As more.
and more of our soldiers died the Americans on the home front were growing more and.
more uneasy and starting to divide into two sides, one being the "Hawk" and the other the.
"dove". The "Hawks supported the war and the fight against communists and the "Doves".
were against the war and didn't think America was a risk from North Vietnam or.
communism. The doves supported many riots and protests against the American.
involvement. Students for a Democratic Society or, "SDS" as it was known, was.
organized by college students that felt their opinions should be heard. SDS was just the.
start of protests around the country. Protests includes; teach-ins, burning draft cards,.
sit-ins, marches and few young men would even move the Canada to avoid being drafted. .
Vietnam was tearing our nation apart.
A new part of the war was started on January 30, 1968 when North Vietnam and.
the Viet Cong started attacks on the major cities of South Vietnam. These attacks started.
at the beginning of the Vietnamese New Year, which is known as Tet. These attacks are.
now known as the Tet offensive. This proved to the Americans that the U. S. and South.
Vietnamese were not winning this war.
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Richard Nixon became president and announced a new policy, known as.