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Japanese forces oust French colonial governement. They seize control of Vietnam and setup Bao Dai as ruler. Source: http://www.historyplace.com/unitedstates/vietnam/index-1945.html
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President Theodore Roosevelt dies after 4 terms as president. Vice President Harry S. Truman becomes President. Source: http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/fdr-dies
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Japan surrenders to allied forces. Source: http://www.history.com/topics/world-war-ii/v-j-day
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Communist Ho Chi Minh announces Vietnam's independence from France. source: http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/vietnam-independence-proclaimed
image source: http://www.talkvietnam.com/files/2012/09/president-ho-chi-minh-reading-declaration-of-independence-on-september-2nd-1945-524673-844978520120902174919832.jpg -
French forces attack Viet Minh in Haiphong sparking the war of resistance against the colonial power. November 1946, French warships bombarded the northern Vietnamese city of Haiphong, killing thousands. Source: http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-pacific-16568035
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France creates the state of South Vietnam with French-educated Emperor Bao Dai. Source: http://www.history.com/topics/vietnam-war/vietnam-war-history
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Ho Chi Minh’s forces defeat the French at Dien Bien Phu. Source: http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/french-defeated-at-dien-bien-phu
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France agrees to withdraw troops from North Vietnam. Vietnam was divided at the 17th parallel pending an election in two year to reunite the country. Image source: http://a.files.bbci.co.uk/bam/live/content/zw27tfr/small
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The Viet Min formally take control of Hanoi and North Vietnam. source: http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/viet-minh-take-control-in-the-north
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South Vietnam declares itself the Republic of Vietnam, with newly elected Ngo Dinh Diem as president. Image source: http://img.timeinc.net/time/magazine/archive/covers/1955/1101550404_400.jpg
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South Vietnamese President Ngo Dinh Diem is executed during a coup. Source: http://history1900s.about.com/od/vietnamwar/a/vietnamwar.htm
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President Lyndon Johnson puts Gulf of Tonkin Resolution before congress in reaction to two "unprovoked" attacks by North Vietnamese torpedo boats on US destoryers in the Gulf of Tonkin. The passing of the reolution subsequently led to the authorization of US imilitary involvement in the Vietnam War. Source: http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/249172/Gulf-of-Tonkin-Resolution
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A sustained U.S. aerial bombing campaign of North Vietnam begins (Operation Rolling Thunder) Source: http://history1900s.about.com/od/vietnamwar/a/vietnamtimeline.htm
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The first U.S. combat troops arrive in Vietnam. Source: http://history1900s.about.com/od/vietnamwar/a/vietnamtimeline.htm
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OAmerican soldiers killed between 200-500 unarmed civilians , including women and children, in the village of My Lai, Vietnam. Source: http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/my-lai-massacre-takes-place-in-vietnam
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President Nixon orders the first of many U.S. troop withdrawals from Vietnam. Image source: http://images.politico.com/global/news/100729_nixon_ap_218.jpg
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The US senated repeals the Gulf of Tonkin Resolution. Source: http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/senate-repeals-tonkin-gulf-resolution
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The Paris Peace Accords are signed that provide a cease-fire. Source: http://history1900s.about.com/od/vietnamwar/a/vietnamtimeline.htm
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Vietnam is unified as a communist country, the Socialist Republic of Vietnam. Source: http://history1900s.about.com/od/vietnamwar/a/vietnamtimeline.htm
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