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Its divided into North Vietnam and South Vietnam. North was communist and South was against communism.
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The US sends aid to South Vietnam.
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China now sends aid to help North Vietnam.
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The USSR also sends aid to North Vietnam.
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The Vietcong was formed. It was a North vietnamese army that fought South Vietnam and US Military.
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They bring weapons that are much more advanced. President Kennedy also sends more than 300 military advisors.
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He has a forceful approach on the Vietnam War. He wanted to get out of Vietnam, but he wanted to go out winning.
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An American destroyer ship was attacked near the coast of North Vietnam by North Vietnamese ships. LBJ then ordered to attack North Vietnam naval bases.
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This was a series of surprise attacks done by the Vietcong and they happened in major cities and military bases all over South Vietnam.
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It was the mass murder of between 350-500 unarmed civilians in South Vietnam done by Americans. Most of the civilians were tortured or beaten. This changed Americas outlook on the war.
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North Vietnam took over the South Vietnam capital, Saigon. The city was renamed Ho Chi Minh City after the communist leader, Ho Chi Minh. This ended the war.
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People were protesting the war on the Kent State campus in Ohio when the National Guard shot at unarmed college students. 4 were killed and 9 were wounded.
