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The Soviet Union recognizes the Viet Minh and supplies them with ammuntion and weapons.
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U.S. gives military aid to South Vietnam realizing that Russia and China two communist countries will soon make Vietnam a communist country.
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The Battle of Dien Bien Phu is when France was kicked out of Vietnam leading to the split of the country. There was the North controlled by the Viet Minh or NVA and the south controlled by the South Vietnamese army.
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The National Liberation Front (NLF) is formed to destroy the Diem regime. Their military wing the Viet Cong (VC). The group will be funded by the North Vietnamese government.
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The first US member dies in combat. This marks the beginning of the war for the Americans.
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The police decide to fire bullets into large crowds of buddhists monks. The protests went on for a long time. 3 people set themselves on fire in the middle of the street to show the South Vietnamese Government that they were not happy.
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The U.S. implements operation Rolling Thunder which was the deployment of troops in Vietnam and the continuation of bombing efforts.
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First North Vietnam bombing happened from North Vietnamese gunboats being bombed by the U.S after president Lyndon Johnson ordered retaliatory.
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The North Vietnamese launched the Tet offensive which catches the United States off guard and take several key cities. But within a few days the U.S. takes the cities back.
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In a huge loss to the south vietnamese the NVA take the city of Phuoc Long and the surrounding province. The attack is a huge violation in the peace agreement but the US doesn’t retaliate.
