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The French are defeated at the battle of Dien Bien Phu
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The Geneva Accords allow the French to withdraw from Vietnam and gives a temporary border between North and South Vietnam along the 17th parallel
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South Vietnam declares itself the Republic of Vietnam and elects Ngo Dihn Diem as the president
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The National Liberation Fron, aslo known as the Viet Cong is established in South Vietnam
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North Vietnamese forces attack two U.S. destroyers sitting in international waters
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In response to the Gulf of Tonkin Incident, Congress passes the Gulf of Tokin Resolution, which granted president Johnson broad military powers in Vietnam
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The first combat troops arrive in Vietnam
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North Vietnamese troops join with the Viet Cong to Launch the Tet Offensive. They attack hundreds of South Vietnamese towns and cities
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President Nixon orders the first U.S. troops to be withdrawed from the War
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North Vietnamese troops cross the DMZ and attack South Vietnam
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The Paris Peace Accords are signed providing a cease fire in Vietnam
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The last of the U.S. troops are withdrawn from Vietnam
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The Communists Capture Saigon and the South Vietnamese forces surrender to the North Vietnam
