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They recalled the Munich Pact of 1938, which was intended to appease Hitler but allowed for the continued aggression that led to World War 2
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Japan surrendered to the allies and Vietnam declared it independence
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in November French warships opened fire on the port city of Haiphong, killing some 6,000 Vietnamese civilians
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By 1951 thousands of us soldiers had already died in Korea trying to halt the spread of communism.
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In March 1954 Veit Minh launched a surprise attack on a large French military base at Dien Bien Phu, in the mountains of northern Vietnam
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In July 1954 the French and Viet Minh signed the Geneva Accords. Under this agreement, the fighting stopped and Vietnam was split temporarily along the 17th parallel
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on April 7 1954 Eisenhower warned that if Vietnam fell to communism, the rest of Southeast Asia would topple like a "row of dominoes."
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On May 7 1954 the Viet Minh finally overran the French base ending in the Battle of Dien Bien Phu and shattering French morale.
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Kennedy runs against Nixon and wins the presidency in in 1960 he is inaugurated in January of 1961
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In 1960, the Viet Minh formed a group called the National Liberation Front and invited all opponents of Diem to join
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February 7,1965, after the Viet Cong attacked a U.S. air base in the south
