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On August 2, 1965, North Vietnamese attacked U.S.S. Maddox. The attack was taken seriously. Therefore, the U.S. Congress signed the Gulf Of Tonkin Resolution. The resolution gave President Lyndon B. Johnson the authority to take any measures to keep North Vietnam in control. As a result, the Vietnam War started.
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The professors from the University of Michigan created the idea of the teach-in. Teach-in was a method of educating the public about the Vietnam War and its consequences. The first teach-in was held on March 24, 1965. It was an effective method. Hence, it became popular rapidly throughout the nation.
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On April 17, 1965, Student for Democratic Society led the March on Washington against the Vietnam War. The march was attended by 15,000 people making it the first largest anti-war demonstration. Most of the credit goes to the teach-in method for such turnout.
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After the change in the Selective Service draft policy, burning the draft cards became a popular method of protest. The situation was out of control, which led President Johnson to sign into law an amendment in August 1965 which declared the burning of draft card a criminal act, punishable by up to five years in prison or a 10,000 dollar fine.
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On October 18, 1967, University of Wisconsin - Madison protested against Dow Chemical Company who came to recruit students. The students took over Commerce Building with a sit-in to stop the recruitment from Dow Chemical Company.
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On October 21, 1967 National Mobilization Committee to End the War in Vietnam also known as "The Mobe" led a march on the pentagon. As many as 35,000 to 50,000 demonstrators marched to Pentagon. By the dawn of the next day, nearly 700 had been arrested for various acts of civil disobedience, including trying to get inside the building.
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The Vietnam War was disturbing people abroad as well. The Anti-War protest took place in Amsterdam on April 12, 1968. Additionally, the same year students at Germany protested against the Vietnam War which was attended by 150,000 people.
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Moratorium to End the War in Vietnam was the largest demonstration against the Vietnam War. The moratorium started on October 15, 1969 with teach-ins and later on November 15, 1969 people across the nation protested. There were around 500,000 who marched to Washington D.C.
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On May 4th, 1970 during the mass protest at Kent State University. The Ohio National Guard opened fire on crowd gathered to protest the Vietnam War, resulting in 4 dead and 9 injured.
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President Richard Nixon signs Paris Peace Accords on January 27, 1973, to end the direct involvement of the United States in the Vietnam War.
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In April 1975, North Vietnam took over South Vietnam. The capital of South Vietnam, Saigon, was seized, and the South Vietnamese government surrendered. This is also known as the Fall of Saigon.