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United States getis involved and agrees with the Soviet Union and UK that the 38th parallel will divided South and North Korea. North Korea for the communist and South for US, UK and the other countries. Koreans didn't vote for this decision.
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In South Korea's first general elections a American choosen candidate won called Syngman Rhee.
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After a meeting in Washington it's decided that the Military Assistance Advisory Group will be sent to Vietnam to help the French fight the Vietnam forces.
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The UN enters the war passing resolution 83 that allows them to give military aid to South Korea.
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The Korean Armistice Agreement ends the Korean war and establishes the boundary of each country. Today each country has military bases on the border but they are at a cease fire.
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Vietnam gets divided near the 17th parallel by the Viet Minh offensive.
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Ngo Dinh Diem is named the leader of South Vietnam by US and France, this is an anti-communist government.
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US sends the Military Assistance Advisory Group to South Vietnam ven though it breaks the Geneva Accords.
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After US ship, Maddox, was allegedly attacked by Vietnamese troops, President Johnson ordered a counter attack, this time only US attacked and it was not and attack ordered by the UN forces.
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The Tet Offensive was a series of attacks that was done by the Vietcong forces. This Attacks became a turning point in the Vietnamese war because media was able to record the war events. US citizens didn't support the war anymore and the US slowly started to withdrawal their forces.