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Vietnamese forces take over French command post at Dien Bien Phu
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Supply route for North Vietnamese along Cambodian/Vietnamese border.
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President John F. Kennedy orders more help for the South Vietnamese government. Helicopters and troops arrive in South Vietnam.
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Vegetation cleared along highways, making ambushs harder for North Vietnamese troops.
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Attack on the U.S.S. Maddox and South Vietnamese led by the N.V.A..
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U.S. Congress gave President Johnson unlimited power in Vietnam to accomplish the defense of Southeast Asis.
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Series of bombings in the hope of cutting of contacft between the N.V.A. and the Vietcong.
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U.S. offers economic aid to North Vietnam in exchange for peace. They decline.
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President Johnson commits over 60,000 troops to Vietnam
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Attack on U.S. Marine base at Chu Lai. American victory.
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Goal was to destroy Vietcong military bases and headquarters.
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Marin military base in Khe Sanh is assualted by the Vietcong.
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Vietcong attacks South Vietnam. Failure of Vietcong. 2500 U.S. troops dead. 37,000 Vietcong dead.
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U.S. troops massacre the people of My Lai. Cause the U.S. to question its involvement in the war.
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Richard Nixon is sworn in as the 37th President.
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Permits bombings of N.V.A. and Vietcong bases only in Cambodia.
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All but 133,000 U.S. troops have returned home. Ground war is fought mostly by the South Vietnamese.
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Fighting between the N.V.A. and S.V.A. continue, breakdown in the talk of peace.
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A bombing campaign against North Vietnam starts peace talks again.
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All parties involved in war sign a cease fire.
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Due to the Watergate scandal, Nixon loses support in Congress. He resigns.
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Two U.S. marines killed in rocket attack. Last Marines lift off and return home. Hours later, the war ends.