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france took control of vietnam and established french indochina
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in 1945 at the end of WW2 japan surrendered
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the geneva accords of declared a cease-fire and divided vietnam officiallyinto south vietnam
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deim took control of the south veitnamese gov. in 1955
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a suspected Viet Cong officer was summarily executed by
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In 1969, it came to light that Lt. William Calley, a platoon Leader in Vietnam, had led a massacre of Vietnamese civilians (including small children) at My Lai a year before.
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August 4, 1969 US representative Henry Kissinger and North Vietnamese representative Xuan Thuy began secret peace negotiations at the apartment of French
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Whilst Australian disengagement began in 1970 under John Gorton.
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In 1974 the documentary "Hearts and Minds" dealt with these problems, and won an Academy Award for best documentary amid considerable controversy.
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On March 8, 1965 3,500 United States Marines became the first American combat troops to land in South Vietnam and by 1968, over 500,000 troops were stationed there,
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In 1968, President Lyndon Johnson began his re-election campaign.
