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Battle of Dien Bien Phu
The Battle of Điện Biên Phủ was a climactic confrontation of the First Indochina War. It was fought between the forces of the French Union and Viet Minh. -
the war was mainly North Vietnam and its allies against South Vietnam. America was one of the allies North Vietnam had.
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there was a war. it was in Vietnam. It started and ended 1955 to 1975.
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the Vietnamese dug holes filled with sharp sticks in the jungle to trap soldiers coming after them.
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the Geneva Accords of 1954 dividing Vietnam, the Gulf of Tonkin Incident (1964) and subsequent resolution, the Tet Offensive (1968) these were not the closest but they are relatively close.
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The Tet Offensive (1968) A coordinated series of surprise attacks launched by the North Vietnamese on more than 100 cities and outposts in South Vietnam
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the My Lai Massacre (1968) revealing atrocities, the introduction of Vietnamization and secret bombings of Cambodia (1969-1970) these were awful, and a lot of deaths happened
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The Khmer Rouge, led by Pol Pot, gained popularity and power by recruiting angry and peasant youth to their cause.
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The public release of the Pentagon Papers (1971) exposed years of government deception about the Vietnam War.
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the signing of the Paris Peace Accords (1973) they signed papers to have peace.
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the final withdrawal of the American war was in 1973 the Americans withdrew all help.
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After years of civil war, Khmer Rouge forces captured the Cambodian capital. this was called year zero.
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The Khmer Rouge forced millions of Cambodians to march into the countryside to work in forced labor camps and collective farms.