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Ho Chi Minh sent the Vietnamese Declaration of Independence to the French.
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These were created for Vietnam to decide what government they wanted and divided vietnam.
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North Vietnam forms a team to begin
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Also known as Vietcong, Hanoi forms it for Southern Vietnam.
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Thre torpedoes are allegedly fired at the USS Maddox, a destroyer located in the international waters of the Tonkin Gulf. Attack is after six months of covert naval operations. A second attack is said to have happened on August 4.
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Approved by Congress and authorizes president Lyndon B. Johnson to Take all neccesary measures to repel any armed attacks against forces of the united states.
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The first American combat troops, the 9th Marine Expeditionary
Brigade, arrive in Vietnam to defend the US ai
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The U.S. orders air strikes on Vietnam.
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In a show of military might that catches the US
military off guard, North Vietnamese and Vietco
ng forces sweep down upon several key cities
and provinces in South Vietnam,
including its capital, Saigon. With
in days, American forces turn
back the onslaught and recapture most areas. From
a military point of view, Tet is a huge defeat
for the Communists, but turns out
to be a political and psychological victory. The US military's
assessment of the war is questioned and the
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http://www.historyplace.com/speeches/lbj-decision.htm
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Lieutenant William Calley commited atrocities when he killed many in My Lai.
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Policy to shift the burden of defeating the communists onto the South Vietnamese and away from the United States.
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Richard Nixon is elected president of the United States
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Many march in DC to stop the U.S. involvement with in Vietnam
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President Nixon sent troops to Cambodia to stop the spread of Communism.
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While trying to stop the U.S. from sending troops to Vietnam, Kent State students staged a protest where four were killed by the police.
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Paris peace accords ends Americas direct involvement.
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http://thevietnamwar.info/what-was-paris-peace-accords/
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(Mostly found fromhttp://www.upa.pdx.edu/IMS/currentprojects/TAHv3/Content/PDFs/Vietnam_Timeline.pdf)
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A major part of the war when South Vietnam gave in to communism and thus ending a major conflict with all Americans leaving Saigon.
