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The Viet Minh forces won the battle against the French, which ended all of the French's involvement in Indochina.
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The Geneva Conference result in the seperation of South and North Vietnam.
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President Eisenhower sent military assistant to South Vietnam to aid military training.
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An election was set in place to aid in unifying North and South Vietnam. Due to circumstances between Ngo Dinh Diem and Ho Chi Minh the election was canceled. This resulted in the rise in opposition by the Viet Cong.
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The Viet Cong was formed to better prepare against the South Vietnam Government and the United States.
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The death of the first casualty in Vietnam, marked the beginning of the Vietnam War for many.
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Ngo Dinh Diem survived an attempt assassination by the Viet Cong.
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The Viet Cong forces out ARVN, marking their first major victory.
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The Kennedy administration intends to pull U.S. forces out of South Vietnam.
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President John F. Kennedy was assassinated in Dallas, Texas
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The most intense air/ground battle between the U.S. and VNAF against North Vietnam.
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The first major encounter between the U.S. and North Vietnam. This battle lasted for five days.
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An operation conducted primarily by the U.S. forces to destroy the Iron Triangle.
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A massacre of men, women, children, and infants by the the U.S. army soldiers.
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This treaty ended the Vietnam war, and temporarily stopped the fight between the North and South.
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