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vietnamese forces get onto the French command post at Dien Bien Phu and the French commander orders them to cease fire. The vietnamese end up winning the battle.
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This was a trail that was from North Vietnam to the Vietcong which supplied weapons for them. The trail went through Cambodia, and the north got the approval.
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J.F.K. orders that u.s. helps the south Vietnamese fight the Vietcong. The help included new equipment and more than 3,000 military advisors and support personnel.
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The soldiers go into the forest and put poison on te crops and other vegitation that the Vietcong might use.
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South Vietnamese commandos attack two islands in the gulf of Tonkin. The U.S. is 123 miles south and gets orders to attack the north Vietnamese ships.
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Congress pass a bill that allows president Johnson to do whatever he thinks is nessesary to protect southeast asia.
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Before the presidental election the Vietcong attack american soldiers. 4 are killed and 76 wounded. Also five B-57 bombers are destroyed, and 15 are damaged.
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Johnson offers North Vietnam economic aid in exchange for peace. This offer is rejected, so US raises combat strength in Vietnam. Korea and Australia sign to support US.
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The american military base gets attacked so they attack the Vietcong and end up with a very good win.
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The north Vietnamese try ti cross over the DMZ and get attacked by the south Vietnamese and they hold them back with their heavy artillery.
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The south Vietnamese swept over north Vietnam and bomb their millitary bases and then captured alot of their equipment and weapons.
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The Vietcong attack a marine base called Khe Sanh and kill 18 Marines instantly and 40 are wounded. The attack continues for 2 days.
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The vietcong came wave after wave into big cities trying to kill as much people as possible. It appears that the vietcong actually lost 37,000 people. U.S. lost only 2,500.
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U.S. Charlie Company kills about 200 civilians. One member of thr divition is found guilty for the war crimes.
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Richard Nixion tkes office and says that he will make peace and withdrawl half a million troops from vietnam allowing south Veitnam to survive.
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President Nixion allows the bombing of North Vietnam and cambodia. Over four years half a million tons of bombs will be dropped.
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US gets out of the Vietnam war and has lost 2/3 of the soldiers in just 2 years.
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In Paris, peace talks between the North Vietnamese and the Americans breakdown.
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North Vietnam and the United States resume peace talks in Paris.
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All warring parties in the Vietnam War sign a cease fire.
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President Richard M. Nixon resigns, leaving South Vietnam without its strongest advocate.
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two US marines killed in a rocket attack. The last people to die in the vietnam war.