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France makes vietnam a colony
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Ho Chi Minh establishes the Viet Minh ( League for the Independence of Vietnam)
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Ho Chi Minh declares an independent Vietnam, Called the Democratic Republic of Vietnam
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The Viet Minh receive military advisors and weapons from China
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pledges $15 million worth of military aid to France to help them fight in Vietnam
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French suffer a decisive defeat
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The Geneva Accords create the cease-fire. Withdrawl of the French from Vietnam and provides a temporary boundary between Noth and South Vietnam at the 17th parallel
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South Vietnam becomes the Republic of Vietnam under Ngo Dinh Diem as president
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The National Liberation front is established in South Vietnam
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Ngo Dinh Diem is executed during a coup
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North Vietnamese attack Two U.S. destroyers in international waters
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The U.S. congress passes the Gult of Tonkin resolution
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U.S. aerial bombing Campaign of North Vietnam
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First U.S. troops arrive in Vietnam
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North Vietnamese join forces with the Viet Cong. They attacked one hundred South Vietnamese cities and towns
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U.S. soldiers kill hundreds of Vietnamese civilians
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General William Westmoreland, is replaces by General Creighton Abrams
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U.S. troops reach 540000 in Vietnam
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President Nixon orders first of the withdrawals of troops
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Ho Chi Minh dies at 79
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American public learns of the Mai Lai massacre
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Nixon announces that troops will attack enemy locations in Cambodia, news spart nationwide protests
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Portions of Pentagon Papers are published in The New York Times
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North Vietnamese cross the 17th parallet to attack South Vietnam
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Paris Peace Accords are signed that provide cease fire
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Last troops are withdrawn from Vietnam
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North Vietnam launches massive assault on South Vietnam
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South Vietnam surrenders to communists
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The Socialist Republic of Vietnam are unified as a communist country
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Vietnam Veterans Memoria in Washington D.C. is dedicated
