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This conference was held t ressolve issues in Asia, especially the war between Vietnam and France.
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The french were defeated at Dien Bien Phu. So they surrendered to Viet Minh.
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South Vietnam becomes the Republic of Vietnam. A new president is elected. But during voting 400,000 people cast 600,000
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Designed to have sucess similar to Viet Minh
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Fight or war was taken to sea.
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This was the strategic bombing campaign. It was meant to pressure North Vietnam' communist leaders.
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The men came to help defend the U.S air base. They landed at Da Nang.
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U.S. troops along with North Vietnamese troops launch a large attack on much of South Vietnam. They looked to attack 7 cities and 30 capitals.
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U.S. soldiers came in and killed a ton of South Vietnamese civilians. It was brutal and uncalled for.
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Seymour Hersh, who was an investigative journalist broke the news to U.S. citizens about the massacre.
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Nixon make the announcement of an attack on Cambodia, which outrages many college students and other people too. This leads to massive protests.
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On this day the Pentagon Papers were relased to the public. They were released to the public through New York Times.
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On this day the last U.S. troop left. The remaining prisoners for the U.S were released and allowed to go home. The only people that remained were the defense civilian employees.
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The south's army had been depleted and slowly crumbiling. This was a big attack for the North. The south officially surrenders.
