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September 1940 - Japan invades Vietnam.- attempting to construct military bases to strike against the Allies in Southeast Asia.
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Ho Chi Minh establishes the Democratic Republic of Vietnam in Hanoi. Vietnam is divided.
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Communist forces from North Korea invade the Republic of South Korea on June 25, President Truman appeals to the United Nations to take action
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The French are defeated at Dien Bien Phu. The famous General Giap commands the Vietnamese forces.
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Vietnamese forces occupy the French command post at Dien Bien Phu and the French commander orders his troops to cease fire. The battle had lasted 55 days.
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The first American combat death in Vietnam occurs.
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The National Liberation Front also called the Viet Cong, is established in South Vietnam.
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South Vietnamese President Diem is assassinated.
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Two days before the U.S. presidential election, Vietcong mortars shell Bien Hoa Air Base near Saigon. Four Americans are killed, 76 wounded
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President Nixon orders the first of many U.S. troop withdrawals from Vietnam.
