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Dien Bien PhuVietnamese forces occupy the French command post at Dien Bien Phu and the French commander orders his troops to cease fire. The battle had lasted 55 days. Three thousand French troops were killed, 8,000 wounded. The Viet Minh suffered much worse, with 8,000 dead and 12,000 wounded, but the Vietnamese victory shattered France's resolve to carry on the war.
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A North Vietnamese torpedo attacks US ships at the Gulf of Tonkin, giving the US reason to enter the war.
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Vietcong has attacked every major city at once, the US loses only 2,500 and wins the battles.
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Began debating between Vietnamese on how to end the conflict.
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US begins taking troops home and out of Vietnam.
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This is the official end of the Vietnam War.
