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Ho Chi Minh makes Veitnam independent and calls it the Democratic Republic of Vietnam.
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The US pledges to give France $15 million worth of military aid to help them fight against Vietnam.
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France losses an important battle called the Battle of Dien Pien Phu.
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The Geneva Accords makes a cease-fire. France is to withdrawal from Vietnam and it provides temporary boundaries between North and South Vietnam.
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The National Liberation Front (NLF) is established in South Vietnam. It also was called the Viet Cong.
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North Vietnam attacks two US Destroyers on Aug 2 and Aug 4. They were in international waters and this incident is known as the Gulf on Tonkin Incident.
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The US start sustained aerial bombing on North Vietnam. This proved to be one of the most intense and difficult air battles ever faced.
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Just a few days after the bombing begins, the first US Combat troops enter Vietnam.
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Soldiers from the US enter the Vietnam town of Mai Tai and kill hundreds of civilians.
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President Nixon, then president, starting calling US troops out of Vietnam to return home.
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The Mai Lai Massacre is announced publically in America. The public is not pleased with this decision.
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President Nixon announces that the US will be having an attack in Cambodia. The US is upset, especially after the Mai Lai Massacre. College campus start hosting petitions.
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North Vietnam cross the demiltarized zone (DMZ) at the 17th parallel and enters into South Vietnam starting the Easter Offensive.
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The last troops in Vietnam are withdrawn and sent back home to the US.
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Due to an earlier massive attack from the North, the South never recovered and eventually surrendered to the North Vietnamese communists.
