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Vietnam Attack France
This started a war that lasted 55 days and 3,000 french soldiers were killed as a result. This was the beginning of the Vietnam War -
America Combats the Vietcong
This consisted of airplane attacks and targeted 1,000 south vietnamese soldiers. -
Gulf Tonkin Resolution is signed
The U.S. resolves the Gulf of Tonkin problem, giving President Johnson the power to do whatever he can to defend southeast Asia. -
Attacks on North Vietnam
South Vietnamese attacked the northern section of Vietnam, causeing deep rooted emotional combat. -
U.S. Planes are attacked
The Vietnamese destroy 2 United States Airplanes. There were earlier attacks on barges six hours before, warning the airports. -
Operation Starlite
This was the first major battle of the Vietnam war, America won and 700 Vietcong died. -
Marines are Attacked.
the Marine Base at Khe Sanh was attacked at 5:30 A.M. killing 18 Americans. -
Americans Attack
American Marines reply to previous attacks with heavy bombing of civilians in North Vietnam. They attack the base at Khe Sanh while americans bomb their forces. -
America goes on a killing massacre
by order of the President, the U.S. drops more than 20,000 bombs killing large masses of vietcong. -
War over for the U.S.
After 58,000 American soldiers were killed throughout the war, the last of the american soldiers pull their forces from Vietnam except the military advisors.
