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Begining of war
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Period: to
vietnam war
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the vietcon is created in south vietnam
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president Ngo Dinh Diem is killed during a coup
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north vietnamese attack two us destroyers
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U.S. bombing runs begin in north vietnam
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north vietnam join forces with the vietcong
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The American public learns of the Mai Lai massacre
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President Nixon announces that U.S. troops will attack enemy locations in Cambodia. This news sparks nationwide protests, especially on college campuses.
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Vietnam is unified as a communist country, the Socialist Republic of Vietnam
