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This was when the U.S started to get involved in the Vietnam war, openly providing weapons and starting plans to send troops over. -
Two U.S battleships are fired up by Vietnam ships forcing the current president to increase U.S involvement in the war. -
The first batch of U.S troops arrive in Vietnam. None are likely to survive. -
A series of Bombing runs that the U.S used to stop and weaken the North Vietnamese. Mainly used napalm in order to burn the landscape away.
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The first U.S battle of the Vietnam war, which showed that the war was going to be difficult for the U.S -
The U.S committed a war crime, butchering a village of unarmed civilians. 400 men, women, and children were all murdered by U.S troops. -
The North launched a surprise attack on the South and the U.S embassy. There were many deaths but the North Vietnamese were forced to retreat. -
U.S troops fired upon their citizens (students) during a Vietnam war protest. 4 dead 9 wounded. -
The war is calling for a ceasefire. In order to stop the fighting a ceasefire is called in order to stop the loss of life. -
The North takes over the capital of South Vietnam, Marking the End of the War