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Ho Chi Minh, a Vietnamese Communist stirred feeling of nationalists founding a group called Viet Minh
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Announcement made by Ho Chi Minh declaring independence. Began speech with excerpts from US Declaration of Independence.
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French warships open fire on port city of Haipaong, 6,000 civilians killed. Marked the start of the First Indochina War.
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Aid rose from 10 million dollars to 100 million dollars in one year. US was paying 80% of car costs in Indochina.
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Ho Chi Minh launched a surprise attack on a French military base. Eventually overrunning the camp completely.
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Viet Minh and French sign the Geneva Accords to stop the fighting. Vietnam was split along the 17th parallel temporarily.
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Ho Chi Minh declares himself president of South Vietnam.
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John F. Kennedy became president. First presidential debate that was shown on TV.
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South Vietnamese officers killed 9 demonstrators. A Buddhist monk set himself on fire in protest.
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Lyndon B. Johnson approves covert attacks on radar stations along North Vietnam's coast.
