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U.S. military advisors arrive in Vietnam for the first time as direct military aid. They help train the South Vietnamese troops.
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The Virtcong held an organization session earlier that year. This was the first attack, and first U.S. deaths.
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South Vietnam was trying to over throw their president, Diem. The U.S. supported this revolution, and in the end, they succeded and killed Diem
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President had a close race against two other canidates. He won the popular vote by only 1%, but won the electoral by 31 votes
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Students were protesting by throwing beer bottles at the police. The the National guard came in and shot 4 unarmed students, and wounded others.
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As public opinion oppesed the the war, the government had to slowly remove troops from Vietnam. As the U.S. withdrew, South Vietnam weakened, and eventually fell to communism
