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Viet Minh begin fighting against French rule
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South Vietnam be came independent. Ngo Dinh Diem was elected president in rigged elections
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Three North vietnamese ships alledgedly attacked the U.S.S Maddox in the Tonkin Gulf.
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This authourized President Johnson to take any necssary measures to repel arm attacks and prevent aggression.
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The US begins bombing North Vietnam for three years. By march, the US had over 200,000 troops in Vietnam.
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Secretary of Defense Robert McNamara deems the bombing ineffective and sends 30,000 US and South Vietnamese troops to destroy North Vietnamese supplies.
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North Vietnamese and Vietcong forces attack 100 South Vietnamese towns. The US later recapture most of the areas. Nixon is elected president.
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President Nixon approved of bombingf Communist supply routes ad base camps in Cambodia. Buombing goes on for 14 months without Congress' knowledge.
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President Nixon announced that US troops will attack enemy bases in Cambodia. Protests occur at college campuses.
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North Vietnamese troops cross the Demiliterized zone at the 17th parallel to attack South Vietnam.
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US secratary of state Henry Kissinger and Vietcong leader Le Duc Tho sign a cease fire. They are awarded with the nobel peace prize
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South Vietnam surrenders after North Vietnam assualt.
