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Vietnam Timeline
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The First Indochina War
-Abroad
-Impact: Social
-France, U.S., China
-Fighting between French forces and their Viet Minh opponents in the South -
Vietnam Divided
-Abroad
-Impact: Social
-Vietnam -Vietnam was temporarily divided into two states -
The Gulf of Tonkin Incident
-Abroad
-Impact: Social
-U.S., Vietnam
-North Vietnam attacked U.S. boats with torpedos -
Search and Destroy
-Abroad
-Impact: Social
-Vietnam, U.S.
-First major U.S.-led search and destroy mission of the Vietnam War. -
A Nation Divided
-Home
-Impact: Social
-Hawks and Dives had two different sides towards the war so 100,000 fled to Canada -
Nixon in office
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The American Role Deepens
-Home
-Impact: Social
-Kennedy withdraws support from Diem -
Election of 1968
-Home
-Impact: Social -Pres. Johnson decided not to run for president and Hubert Humphrey enters race -
Economic Problems
-Home
-Impact: Social
- The war is a major contributor to inflation -
Vietnamization
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Easing Cold War Tension
-Abroad
-Impact: Social
-U.S., Vietnam
-During the course of the Cold War, tensions rose and fell many times -
Effect on U.S.
-Home
-Impact: Social -Nixon got caught when elected into office -
Cambodia