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French withdrawal from Vietnam and 17th Parallel as a boundary between North Vietnam and South Vietnam.
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South Vietnam becomes the Republic of Vietnam. (President: Ngo Dinh Diem)
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South Vietnam establishes the Viet Cong.
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Ngo Dinh Diem gets executed.
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North Vietnamese attack of U.S. ships takes place on international waters.
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The United States passes the Gulf of Tonkin Resolution after the attack a few days prior.
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United States begins bombing North Vietnam via air.
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The first group of troops from the United States arrive in Vietnam.
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North Vietnam and Viet Cong attack South Vietnam.
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The Vietnamese Communist leader dies.
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North Vietnam crosses the 17th Parallel and attacks South Vietnam.
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The last of the United States troops are taken out of Vietnam.
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North Vietnam attacks South Vietnam.
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South Vietnam surrenders to the communists of North Vietnam.
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North Vietnam and South Vietnam unite as the Socialist Republic of Vietnam.
