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Japan surrenders at the end of WW2.
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The Geneva Accords declare a cease-fire and divide Vietnam at the 17th parallel.
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Ngo Dinh Diem took over South Vietnam's government.
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John F. Kennedy sends American soilders to Vietnam to help train South Vietnam's army.
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North Vietnamese forces attacked U.S. Navy ships in the Gulf of Tonkin.
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The U.S Marines become the first combat troops to land in South Vietnam.
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Lyndon B. Johnson's “Americanization” of the war had 400,000 U.S troops in Vietnam.
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The North Vietnamese Army and the Viet Cong launched the Tet Offensive Campaign, attacking U.S and South Vietnam.
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Frustrated U.S. soldiers killed hundreds of unarmed Vietnam citizens.
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Protests against the war and the military draft become violent, causing police brutality outside of the Democratic National Convention.
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North Vietnam takes over South Vietnam, reuniting Vietnam under communist rule.
