Vietnam

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    Vietnam

  • in 1949 Communists led by Mao Zedong had taken power in China

    in 1949 Communists led by Mao Zedong had taken power in China

  • Assassination of Kennedy

    kennedy was assassinated in 1963

  • Combat Troops

    Full-scale military intervention began in 1965 with the arrival in Da Nang of the first U.S. combat troops.

  • Tet Offensive

    North Vietnam and the Vietcong launched the tet offensive, a series of attacks during Tet, the lunar New year.

  • The end

  • When the last helicopter lifted off the roof of the American embassy in Saigon on the morning of April 30, 1975.

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