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Japan formally surrendered to the Allies, Vietnam declared its independence.
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French warships opened fire on the port city of Haiphong, killing some 6,000 Vietnamese civilians
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Thousands of U.S. soldiers had already died in Korea trying to halt the spread of communism.
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The United States was paying 80 percent of the cost of the war in Indochina
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