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The French suffer a defeat during the Battle of Dien Bien Phu after their commander of artillery Charles Piroth committed suicide for being unprepared for battle.
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This conference took place in Geneva, Switzerland to create a cease fire for the withdrawal of the French from the Vietnamese.
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South Vietnam declares itself the Republic of Vietnam and Ngo Dinh Diem is the new leader.
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President Ngo Dinh Diem is executed by a coup that was a culmination of a family rule in South Vietnam.
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Between the confrontations of North Vietnam and the U.S. there were two sea battles in which there were no U.S. casualties but there were North Vietnamese deaths. This then led to a Resolution.
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The U.S. Congress passes this after the Incident
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A bombardment campaign conducted against the Democratic Republic of Vietnam. This became the most intense battle during the Cold War.
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The first U.S. combat troops arrive in Vietnam.
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The U.S. troops kill hundreds of civilians of the town Mai Lai.
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Nixon ordere the first troops to return from Vietnam.
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The communist leader named Ho Chi Minh dies at age 79.
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President Nixon announces an enemy attack in Cambodia. News of this spreads nationwide around college campuses.
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The Paris Peace Accords are signed that provided a cease-fire.
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The last U.S. troops go home ending direct military involvement in the war.
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The number of U.S. troops in Vietnam around December passed 540,000!
