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Ho Chi Minh declares independence of Vietnam
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Vietnam War
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Viet Minh leave south Vietnam
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Ho Chi Minh asks for USA support
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First Indochina battle
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Elysee Agreement
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US gives military aid
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Dien Bien Phu Begins
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French surrender
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Vietnam divided into North and South
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First Americans die
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Diem survives assassination attempt
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South Vietnam protests
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Diem Overthrown
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Gulf of Tonkin resolution
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Operation Rolling Thunder
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Bombing halt
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March on the Pentagon
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Tet Offensive
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America' longest war *Official
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Ho Chi Minh dies
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Cambodia invasion
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Vietnam War is officially over for the USA
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Saigon falls, taken by North vietnam, war has ended