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Takeover
Ho Chi Minh takes over Hanoi and declare Vietnam independent -
Battle Of Dein Bien
The French fought in this battle and were defeated by the Viet Minh. After their defeat, the French gave the colony of French Indochina independence -
The Geneva Accords
This accord declared a cease-fire and split Vietnam into North Vietnam and South Vietnam -
Power Over South Vietnam
Ngo Diem takes over the South Vietnamese government with the help of the United States -
Military Advisors
JFK sends military advisors to South Vietnam to train their army -
Gulf Of Tonkin
Vietnamese troops attacked an American ship in the Gulf of Tonkin, legally thrusting the U.S. in to the Vietnam War -
First American Troops Land in South Vietnam
The United States Marines became the first American troops to land in South Vietnam. The total number of United States Marines was 3,500. -
400,000 Troops
In 1966, over 400,000 troops are present in Vietnam -
Execution of Suspected Viet Cong Officer
An accused Viet Cong Officer IS executed by Nguyen Ngoc Loan, a South Vietnamese National Police Chief. The Viet Cong suspect was shot in the head by Nguyen Ngoc Loan, -
Tet Offensive
The North Vietnamese and Viet Cong launch a major attack on 30 U.S. cities -
Peace Negotiations
Representative Henry Kissinger and North Vietnamese representative Xuan Thuy began negotiations. They failed though -
Cease Fire
The U.S. and North Vietnam sign a cease fire that closes the American chapter in the Vietnam War
