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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. The Vietnamese victory shattered France's resolve to carry on the war.
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Geneva accords was signed for peaceful withdrawal of French troops from Vietnam. North and South Vietnam temporarily separated.
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United States recognizes Diem regime and consents to train Diem's army.
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Mass exodus from North to South Vietnam because of unfair Land Reforms.
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Two American military advisers were killed by Viet Minh Guerillas. First non-combat deaths in Vietnam.
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Number of Advisers increased from 327 to 685 men.
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Vice President Johnson offers military and economic support to Diem.
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For many Americans, this marked the beginning of the Vietnam War.
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With the U.S.'s consent, Minh overthrew the Diem Regime. 15,000 US military advisors were in South Vietnam in 1963.
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North Vietnamese boats attack U.S. Destroyers.
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President Johnson orders retaliatory strikes. The U.S. jets bomed to North Vietnamese naval bases. The captain later corrected that there were no initial attacks on the US Destroyers.
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First major conventional clash between Viet Cong and the U.S.
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An Aerial bombardment camplaign againt North Vietnam. It continued for more than 3 years. By the end of 1965, the number of US troops exceeded 200,000.
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Search and Destroy strategy deployed under the command of General Westmoreland.
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US Troops stationed in Vietnam reached 389,000 byt the end of 1966. More than 6000 men had been killed and 30000 wounded. Mass Demonstration against the war in Vietman took place in the United States.
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US lost 2500 soldiers. General Westmoreland requests more troops and public support for the war diminished tremendously.
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U.S. Soldier massacred 347 Vietnamese civilians.
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North Vietnam and the US agreed to begin peace talks on May 10 in Paris.
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President Nixon orders massive bombing in North Vietnam to keep them on the negotiating table.
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North Vietnam, South Vietnam, and the US signed the accord and ceasefire was establshed immediately and the US agreed to withdraw. Nearly 600 POW's were released in March.
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Nearly 60,000 men were dead, 150,000 wounded, and 1,000 were missing among 3 million Americans that served in the war.
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Last to US men were killed in their evacuation mission.
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