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from the 1880s up until ww2, vietnam was apart of french indochina
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on September 2 1945, the same day japan formally surrendered to the allies, Vietnam declared its independence
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In November 1946, French warships opened fire on the port city of Haiphong, killing some 6000 Vietnamese civilians
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by 1954, the U.S was paying 80 percent of the cost of the war in Indochina
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The decisive battle of the war began in march 1954, when Viet Minh launched a surprise attack on a large French military base at Dien Bien Phu, in the mountains of northern Vietnanm
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in july 1954 the French and Viet Minh signed the Geneva Accords
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on may 7, 1954, the Viet Minh finally overran the French base, ending the Battle of Dien Bien Phu and shattering French morale
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in october 1955, he (Diem) declared himself presdent of south vietnam
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in 1960, the Viet Minh formed a group called the NLF and invited all opponents of Diem to join
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In may 1963, at a Buddhist rally opposing Diem´s policies, south Vietnamese police killed nine demonstrators
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in march 1964, he (LBJ) asked the military to begin planning for the bombing of North Vietnam
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on the night of August 4, in stormy weather in the Gulf of Tonkin, American sailors thought their destroyer was again under attack. They fired back, although they never saw any enemy boats. In fact, no attack had taken place
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2 says later congress passed the Gulf of Tonkin resolution. This resolution allowed the president ¨to take all necessary measures to repel any armed attack against the forces of the United States and to prevent further aggresion
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The escalation that senator Gruening feared began on February 7, 1965,after the Viet Cong attacked a U.S air base in the south
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3,500 U.S marines waded ashore at a beach near Da Nang, south Vietnam. this was the first time us troops set foot in Vietnam
