THE COLD WAR 1950 1973
THE VIETNAM WAR
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Question
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Which of these events did not occur in 1968?
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MLK’s assassination
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Bobby Kennedy’s assassination
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LBJ announced he will not seek re-election
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Fall of Saigon
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -On April 30, 1975, the South Vietnamese capital of Saigon fell to the North Vietnamese Army, effectively ending the Vietnam War. In the days before, U.S. forces evacuated thousands of Americans and South Vietnamese.
Detailed explanation-2: -The assassination of Martin Luther King Jr., leader of the Civil Rights Movement, takes place in April of 1968 when he was killed by James Earl Ray. King’s assassination leads to violence and race riots in U.S. cities.
Detailed explanation-3: -On January 30, 1968, North Vietnamese and Viet Cong troops launched the Tet Offensive against South Vietnamese and United States targets. The Tet Offensive became a major turning point in the Vietnam War.
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