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Geneva Accords
Vietnam divides itself at the 17th parallel -
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Vietnam war
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First US Soldier Death
Guerrillas raid quarters soldiers near Saigon -
JFK Sends Spies
JFK sends 400 green beret special operatives to plan against the Viet-Cong -
Buddhist Crisis
8 people are killed in a Buddhist Protest against the war -
Gulf of Tonkin Incident
US destroyer is fired upon by North Vietnamese ships and launches the war -
The Start of the War
Johnson bombs the North Vietnamese and sends over 400,000 US soldiers to fight the war -
Death and Protest
Over 500,000 soldiers in Vietnam with 1,800 casualties. Large protests begin to erupt
