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United States begins to support an anti-communist government. This happened after world powers in Geneva agreed to divide Vietnam.
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Two incidents were reported in the Gulf of Tonkin. This lead to Johnson asking congress to get approval for direct U.S. involvement in vietnam.
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American troops fight their first large scale battle against north vietnamese troops. It was one of the worst American defeats in the war.
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During the Summer of 1967 and spring of 1968, there were a series of border battles in Dak To, Con Thien, and Khe Sahn. During these border battles, American troops suffered onslaughts from North Vietnamese troops.
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Thousands of people gathered in New York Central Park and Washington to protest against the war in vietnam.
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President Johnson announces that he wont be running for the re-election.
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Nixon is elected as president. He also promises that he will put an end to the vietnam war.
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The moratorium to end war in vietnam was a demonstration all over the U.S. that was against the U.S. involvement in vietnam. A second one happened November 15th of the same year.
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U.S. and North Vietnam come to an agreement to have a cease fire and this happens because of the Paris Peace Accords.
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The last U.S. troops in South Vietnam leave to go home.
