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The Battle at Diet Bien Phu leaves the French defeated by Vietnam.
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Vietnam signs the Geneva Accord, which splits the counrty into two separate countries. North Vietnam being communist, and South Vietnam being supported by the United States.
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President John F. Kennedy sends troops to South Vietnam.
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South Vietnam attacks two small North Vietnamise islands. North Viets then attack the USS Maddox.
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The Gulf of Tonkin Resolution gave President Lyndon Johnson more authority in the actions being taken in Vietnam.
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A massive attack on South Vietnam during the Vietnam New Years festival called the Tet. This attack hit 36 major cities and towns in South Vietnam.
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Lt. William Calley ordered his troops on a "search and destroy" mission in the village of My Lai. This mission turned into a massacre of over 300 unarmed civilians including women, children, and the elderly. Calley was eventually sentenced to life in prision, but was let out after many appeals.
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Nixon commands US troops to invade Cambodia, where supply centers were set up by North Vietnam.
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Peace talks finally let to a cease-fire. Unfortunately, this agreement didn't last and once US combat soldiers left battle began again.
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The last US troops combat soldiers leave, leaving behind some marines and military advisors. After the troops left, fighting began again but the US did not return.
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South Vietnam is forced to surrender to the North, and they enter Saigon.
