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The Viet Minh was the English League for the Independence of Vietnam, an organization that led the struggle for Vietnamese independence from French rule. (www.britannica.com/topic/Viet-Minh)
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Soon after surrendering in WWII, Ho Chi Minh declares Vietnam's independence from France. (http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/vietnam-independence-proclaimed)
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The USA agrees to provide France with military nd Economic assistance. Dean Acheson, the US Secretary of State, announced an agreement with France and the State of Vietnam. They were to provide ten million dollars worth of military assistance. (Wikipedia)
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Ho Chi Minh’s Viet Minh forces defeated the French at Dien Bien Phu. This signaled the end of French colonial influence in Indochina.
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This was a conference held to discuss how to restore peace to Indochina. This is where the Geneva Accords was signed, which split Vietnam into North and South. (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Geneva_Conference_(1954))
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Ngo Dinh Diem is elected to be the president of South Vietnam.
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An organization formed to overthrow the South Vietnamese government and the reunify North and South Vietnam. (http://www.britannica.com/topic/National-Liberation-Front-political-organization-Vietnam)
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Operation Rolling Thunder was the aerial bombardment by the US 2nd Air Division, US Navy, and Republic of Vietnam Air Force, against North Vietnam from 2 March, 1965 until 2 November, 1968. (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operation_Rolling_Thunder)
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March 8, 1965, the first US combat troops arrived in Vietnam. (www.historyplace.com/unitedstates/vietnam/index-1965.html)
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Richard Nixon was elected as the 37th President of the United States.
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Peesident Nixon ordered Operation Menu to take place. This was the Nixon's aggressive response to a communist attack. He issued a demand for the secret bombing of Cambodia in attempt to destroy hidden Vietnamese bases in the jungles. (https://sites.google.com/site/thesecretbombingofcambodia/introduction)
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This was an attack by North Vietnam to gain as much territory as possible and take out as many opposing troops as they could. It lasted from March 30th to October 22, 1972. (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Easter_Offensive)
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The remaining soldiers left in Vietnam return home. (http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/u-s-withdraws-from-vietnam)
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Saigon falls, and South Vietnam surrenders, ending the Vietnam War. (www.coldwar.org/articles/70s/FallofSaigon.asp)
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