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Ho chi Minh first became a voice for vietnamese independence. He later became a communist and created the Indochina communist party
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When Vietnam wasnt recognized as independent, the Viet Minh seized control of territory which attracted U.S office of strategic services' attention
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Vietnam was split into North and South at the 17th parallel. This was very significant to the war because Vietnam was separated into 2 sides, the North and the communists.
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To prevent the domino theory from happening, the US had to contain communism and not let it spread to the rest of Vietnam.
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After the defeat of the French, the United States increased military aid to South Vietnam and sent U.S. military advisers. This was significant because Vietnam broke free from French rule.
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After U.S withdraws support, Ngo Dinh DIem is assassinated on November 2 1963
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He canceled the election because Diem realized that if there was an election then Ho Chi Minh would win. If Ho Chi Minh would win the election then Vietnam would become communist.
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The Nlf was designed to replicate the Viet Minh. The Nlf successfully liberated Vietnam from the French
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Quang duc was a buddhist who was protesting the persecution of Buddhists.
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If Kennedy wasn't assassinated then he would have solved the vietnam war more peaceful than what LBJ did. LBJ caused thousands of americans to do but Kennedy would have tried to negotiate a deal with vietnam.
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North Vietnamese torpedo boats attacked the USS Maddox in the Tonkin gulf. When the USS Maddox returned there was no damage.
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U.S military advisors arrived at Vietnam in 1950. There were about 23,000 military advisors already at Vietnam when the combat troops arrived
