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  Ho Chi Minh declares the Democratic Republic of vietnam in Hanoi.
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  the Truman doctrine is issued, prompting U.S. support for armed opposition to communist across the globe.
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  The french are defeated by General Giap at Dien Bien Phu.
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  South Vietnam president Hgo Dinh Diem is killed
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  First American troops reach south vietnam.
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  Ho Chi Minh dies.
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  4 american students are killed at Kent State University in Ohio.