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The French troops are defeated by Viet Minh. It was called the Battle of Bien Dien Phu. The battle was over a small mountain on the border of Vietnam
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Conference between North and South Vietnam. The conference was made o try to create peace and unity in Vietnam. Though effort was put into the conference it was found unsuccessful
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Sending military assistance showed where we stood in the war and was one of our first involvements with it.
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Gave our country a new leader which could make or break the war
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A U.S. ship was attacked. The attack enraged people and created more tension. As a result of the attack, the U.S. got involved.
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The Gulf of Tonkin Resolution was put in place by Congress. It was put in place to allow the president to make any decision they deemed necessary to make peace.
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The first draft since World War II. Instilled fear in Americans and caused some to flee. People were not supporting the war.
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Anti-war protesters were killed and injured in a shooting because they were protesting the war. Created even more tension between people who were anti-war and those who were for it.
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Documents showed the U.S. secretly became more involved in the war. Made Americans very upset and angry at the fact they were fighting.
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In this operation, they had to retreat and it impacted them very negatively. Was very bad for our fight.
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The U.S. ends involvement in the war. North Vietnam continued to try and take over South Vietnam which worsens things.
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America ends the draft. This made Americans happy.
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President Nixon resigns before probable impeachment leaving Americans behind. People are confused.
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South Vietnam is seized and forced to surrender. This leads to the end of the war
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President Ford eliminates all involvement in the war. This makes people very happy.
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