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France invades Vietnam
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Ho Chi Minh helps found the Indochinese Communist Party
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Japan invades Vietnam
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U.S. pledges $15 million aid to France
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French defeated at Dien Bien Phu
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Geneva Accords divide Vietnam
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Gulf of Tonkin incident
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U.S airal bombing begins
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First U.S combat troops arrive
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The North Vietnamese join forces with the Viet Cong to launch the Tet Offensive, attacking approximately one hundred South Vietnamese cities and towns.
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U.S kill civilians in Mai Lai
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General W. Westmoreland is replaced
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U.S troops in Vietnam reach 540,000
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Nixon ordres first troop withdrawls
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Ho Chi Minh dies at age 79
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Nixon announces Cambodia attack
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North Vietnam launches Eastern Offensive
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Paris Peace Accords are signed
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Last U.S troops are withdrawn
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S. Vietnam surrenders to communists
