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The same day japan surrendered to the allies. Vietnams leader Ho Chi Minh made the announcement that Vietnam declared independence.
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French warships opened fire on the port city of Haiphong. some killed 6,000 vietamese civilans. The war wouyld continue in eight years. They believed the the Viet Minh intended to create a communist dictatorship.
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Viet Minh overran the french base. French lacking public support at the home for the war. it began pulling over to northern vietnam.
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The french and Viet Minh signed the Geneva Accords. The fighting stopped and Vietnam was split into the 17th parallel. Viet Minh moved north of Vietnam and French with drew from the south. Nation elections were scheduled in 1956.
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A buddhist rally opposing Diem's policies. South Vietnamese police killed 9 demonstrators. Buddhist monks protests by publicly setting themselves on fire.
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Hawks were people who favored expanding U.S military involvement in Vietnam. They assured the trigger the collapse of cambodia laso and the rest of southeast asia.
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Doves made the case against escalating the conflict further by sending in U.S combat troops. They pointed the case from south Korea.
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3,500 U.S marines waded shore at a beach near Da Nang, South Vietnam. This was the first time U.S combats troops had set foot on Vietnam.
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The first U.S troops were called Operation Starlite against 1,500 Viet Cong. The battled started with bombs and artillery attacks on Viet Cong positions. Helicopters flew 5,500 marines to the battle site. This American victory, marines killed more than 600 Viet Cong while 45 U.S soliders died.
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North Vietnamese boats fired on a U.S ship causing little damage. Two days later false reports of a second attack promoted the U.S to launch air astrikes against North Vietnam.
