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communists led by mao zedong had taken power in china
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korean war began
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us became involved gradually
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domino affect- eisenhower
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president john F. kennedy takes office
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kennedy is assassinated
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2 north vietnamese gun boats attack american destroyer
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full scale military intervention
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1st mass damonsration
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north vietnam and vietcong launch the tet offensive
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johnson and kissinger begon process of "vietnamization"
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paris peace accords. called an end to fighting and for the troops to withdraw from vietnam
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communist foces overram the south with saigon falling
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carrying evacuees to nearby u.s warship
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party leaders fallowed chinas lead and institited free market reform