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Battle of Dien Bien Phu
Vietminh defeated the french colony. -
Abolish of South Vietnamese Monarchy
The South Vietnamese monarchy was abolished and Prime Minister Ngo Dinh Diem became president of a new South Vietnamese republic. -
Gulf of Tonkin approval
The U.S. Senate then approved the Gulf of Tonkin Resolution. -
landing of American Troops in Vietnam
3500 marines became the first american combat roops to land in South Vietnam. -
Raid at Kang Chi
Four F-4C Phantoms escorting a bombing raid at Kang Chi became the targets of antiaircraft missiles in the first such attack against American planes in the war. -
Tet Offensive
The North Vietnamese Army and the Viet Cong launched a massive campaign called the Tet Offensive, -
Protest against the War
Protests against the war and the military draft grew increasingly violent, resulting in police brutality outside the Democratic National Convention. -
1968 A,erican Troops total
By this year, 500,000 Ameriacn soldiers were stationed in Vietnam. -
Kent University
Due to protesting, four students were shot by the national guard as they fired on the crowd at Kent University. -
Cease Fire
Between Vietnam and U.S. -
American Troops Leave Vietnam
After cease fire was signed -
Fall of Saigon
The South Vietnamese capital fell to the North, who reunited the country as communist after, thus bringing an end to the Vietnam War.
