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Ho Chi Minh creates an independence movement to avoid French and Japanese occupation in Vietnam.
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Following WWII France reestablishes itself as an authority over Vietnam.
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The beginning to an era of global tension between the US and Russia. Establishing America's disapproval of a communist government.
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The president states that it is the duty of the U.S.A. to assist countries under threat of communism.
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Mao Zedong creates the People's Republic of China following a civil war in the country.
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Both The People's Republic of China and The Soviet Union assist the Viet Minh in combating their French occupants.
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The United States assists France in their battle against the Viet Minh after recognizing the situation as a communist threat.
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Following France's defeat at the hands of the Viet Minh, a series of accords establishes a border between north and south Vietnam known as the 17th parallel.
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North Vietnam establishes a route into South Vietnam territory in order to support guerrilla attacks.
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The US begins using the highly toxic herbicide known as Agent Orange on the 17th Parallel in order to remove cover for guerrilla forces.
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After the Ngo Dinh Diem government opened fire on a group of Buddhists protesters, monks begin to kill themselves in public places in protest.
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The US president, John F. Kennedy, is assassinated.
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