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when japan formally surrendured to the allies vietnam declared its independence Ho Chi Minh made the announcement
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vietnam launched a surprise attack on a large french military base
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buddhist munks were protesting the coruption and brulaty of Diem regime
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North vietnamese boats fired on a U.S. ship, causing little damage 2 days later false reports of a 2nd attack promted the united states to launch air stricks against north vietnam
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Hawks were LBJs political advisors who favored exspanding U.S. involvement in vietnam one of their arguments was the domino theory if vietnam falls to communism so does its boarding countries
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the doves were also LBJs advisers that wanted to take a less violent action twords vietnam they pointed out the case of Korea where U.S. troops faught and achieved little too costly
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3,500 marines waded shore at a beach near Da Nang, south vietnam
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2 representatives of france and the viet minh begin talks in Gevena the day after the french loss at Dien Bien Phu
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the first major assult by u.s. ground troops
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the U.S. wanted france to complete independance in vietnam
