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Ho Chi Minh declares the independent Democratic Republic of Vietnam from japan and france
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Ho Chi Minh Asks The Unites States for support in Vietnams independence
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the first Indochina War was a fight between French forces and their Viet Minh opponents in the South.
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The US refused to support The Democratic Republic of Vietnam but recognized the new french supported governemt and gave the France a military aid worth $15 million
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president Dwight D. Eisenhower introduced what is known as "the Domino theory". The Domino Theory is if one country falls into comunism then neighboring countries will until all the countries are communists
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Ngo Dinh Diem becomes the new leader of what would become South Vietnam.
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The Geneva Accords arranged a settlement which brought about an end to the First Indochina War. the French agrred to withdraw their troops from Vietnam
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Civil war in Vietnam begins. The country split in two.
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Kennedy deafeats Richard M. Nixon in a close race and becomes the youngest man elected as president also the first catholic
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Ngo Dinh Diem wanted a republic vietnam but vietnamese communist didn't like that so they killed him
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North Vietnamese torpedo boats attacked the USS Maddox in the Gulf of Tonkin
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opperation Rolling Thunder was the name given to the Americas sustained bombing campaign aganist North Vietnam during the Vietnam War.
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In response to the Gulf of Tonkin President L.B.J decided to send ground troop to Vietnam
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North Vietnamese and communist Viet Cong forces launched an attack against targets in South Vietnam.
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Nixon ran for presidency in 1960 but lost to Kennedy. He ran again in 1968 and was elected
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In a televised speeck Nixon announces ''Vietnamization" which was a plan to withdrawl all American troops from Vietnam and end Americas involvment in the war
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the Selective Service announced that there would be no further draft calls.
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The Paris Peace Accords were an argument to restore peace in vietnam and end the Vietnam war
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After president Thieu Threatens Nixon and the signing of The Parice Peace Accors Nixon agrees to Withdrawkl all his troops from South Vietnam
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Nixon announces the plan to cease fire and to end U.S. offensive actions in Vietnam.
