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The Vietnamese control the French command post Dien Bien Phu. 55 days of battle 3,000 french dead, 8,000 viertnamese dead. The French realize that they can't win a war and never will then decide to leave vietnam alone.
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Vietnamese unit 559 makes a trail for supllies across vietnam throughout 1959 caleed the Ho chi minh trail.
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The US becomes officially involved in the vietnam war, sending new weapons, troops and 3,000 military advisors to vietnam.
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Dear Mr. Gallup, there is no such thing as operation RANGELAND. if you meant operation RANCH HAND this is what i would write: US begins spraying vegitation in vietnam with agent orange to kill off plantlife, thus making it harder to get ambushed.
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South vietnamese commandos attack north vietnamese ships in the gulf of tonkin. The US creates a distraction to call the north vietnamese away.
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Congress passes Gulf of Tonkin Resolution.This resolution lets LBJ take whatever action he sees fit to protect the US agianst southeast asia.
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The Us initiates a longterm bombing offense against north vietnam to stop the vietcong from continuing. Lasted untill November 1st 1968.
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The US offers Noth vietnam economic aid in exchange for peace, and is rejected.
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LBJ adds 60,000 more troops to vietnam. Koreans and australians also join
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The US deploys 8,000 troops looking for the vietcong's HQ in saigon. They fail at finding the base however.
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vietcong attack Khe Sanh and other nearby cities with artillery.
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An air attack operation aimed to destroy the vietcong northwest of saigon.
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Vietcong attack more than 100 cities and towns, killing 2500 americans.
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Us charlie company kills 200 civilians. Only 1 member is found guilty of war crimes.
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Richard nixon is elected president.
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US bombs vietcong bases in cambodia
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only 133,000 troops remain in vietnam
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peace talks between americans and vietnamese in paris fail.
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as the tile says peace talks resume
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all warring parties in vietnam sign a ceasefire agreement
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Nixon Resigns
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2 troops are killed by a rocket and the last US troops head home.