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Communits led by Mao Zedong take control of China
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The Korean War Begins
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U.S. Gets Invloved
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Eisenhower states "Domino Theory"
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John F. Kennedy takes office
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President John F. Kennedy is assassinated
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Tonkin/Resolution
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U.S. Milirtary Deploys Troops to Da Nang
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Protest in Washington
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Walt Rostow states "I see the light at the end of the tunnel"
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North Vietnam & the Vietcong launch the Tet Offensive
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Nixon and Kissinger begin the process of "Vietnamization"
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U.S. withdraws their forces
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Communist forces overran the South
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Paris Peace Accords calls ALL troops to withdraw
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T.V. Available to America
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60% of Vietnam population is born after Comminist victory
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Evacuation of Saigon
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Party leaders follow China's lead and instituted free-market reforms
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Clinton lifts U.S. trade embargo
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Clinton restores diplomatic relations