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Thousands of French soldiers died, and thousands more wounded at the batlle of Dien Bien Phu. The French surrendered against vietnamese forces.
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Ngo Dinh Diem becomes president of South Vietnam. South Vietnam declares itself as a Republic.
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Vietcong was formed, also known as National Liberation Front (NLF).
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President J.F. Kennedy assassinated in Dallas, Lyndon B. Jhonson assumes presidency. President Diem from South Vietnam is also killed during a coup.
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North Vietnamese attack US destroyers in the Gulf of Tonkin.
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Due to the Vietnamese attack on US Maddox, President Johnson orders retaliatory strickes. US bombs North Vietnam for the first time.
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More than 200,000 US combat troops are sent to Vietnam.
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North Vietnam joins forces with Viet Cong and attack South Vietnamese cities.
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US soldiers masacre civilians, mostly woman, eldelry, and children in the town of My Lai in South Vietnam.
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President Nixon wins the presidential election.
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President Nixon announces his plan for "Vietnamization" of the war which will provide training to South Vietnamese troops to combat and eventually start removing American troops.
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About 600,000 Ameircans attend a massive anti-war protest at Washington DC.
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President Nixon announces that American and South Vietnamese troops have invaded Cambodia to destroy bases and stop the aid to the NLF.
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First Lieutenant William Calley is sentenced to life in prison for the masacre of My Lai.
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South Vietnam, North Vietnam, and the United State sign a ceasefire agreement. US eventually removes it troops, and South Vietnam agrees to hold free elections and let its people decide their future.
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The Vietnam war officially ends.US troops are ventually sent back to the United States. About 60,000 US soldiers dead, nearly 150,000 wounded and about 1,000 missing in action. The conflict still remains between North and South Vietnam but the United States congress rejects the aid to South Vietnam.
