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Nationalist movements were happening in Vietnam in the early 1900s. Ho Chi Mihn, translated Bringer of Light, founded Viet Minh, a militant national organization.
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The U.S. and France did not trust Vietnam, and the U.S. was involved in the Cold War.
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President Eisenhower gave a speech on the domino theory which stated that all of Southeast Asia could eventually go down. This laid the foundation for the U.S. involvement in Vietnam.
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The Geneva Accord was a conference where Vietnam was temporarily divided into North Vietnam led by Viet Minh and South Vietnam to be governed by the State of Vietnam and led by Bao Dai.
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After ruling Vietnam for 100 years, France officially pulled out after being defeatd in the Northwest corner of Vietnam.
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North Vietnamese and Viet Cong launched 70,000 troops to attack more than 100 cities and towns in South Vietnam
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North Vietnamese torpedo boats attacked U.S. Navy ships. This led to heavy involvement by the U.S. in the Vietnam War. President Johnson had taken over at this point after JFK was assinated.
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400,000 ground troops in Vietnam by the end of 1966.
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500 Vietnam civilians, mostly women, older men and children were killed and raped by American troops.
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After taking office, Nixon announces the concept of Vietnamization, which is where all military power was transferred to South Vietnam so that America could pull out of Vietnam.
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Nixon decided to end the draft, because he was interested in an all volunteer force, and he was hoping to please the anti-war protesters.
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The U.S., South Vietnam, North Vietnam, and VietCong finally signed an agreement to end the war and begin restoration in Vietnam.
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Several months after signing the peace treaty with Vietnam, the last of the American troops left to go home.
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