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Japanese has control of Vietnam and Ho chi Minh, a communist leader, leads resistance and help Vietnam declare independence.
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Vietnamrealizing they will not be able to colonize in vietnam anymore the french leave vietnam as Vietnam is moving towards their own revoultion. In July 1954, after one hundred years of colonial rule, a defeated France was forced to leave Vietnam. Nationalist forces under the direction of General Vo Nguyen Giap trounced the allied French troops at the remote mountain outpost of Dien Bien Phu in the northwest corner of Vietnam.
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Diem eraeliminating the opposition through military force Diem gained control of the south South Koren government and became its new leader.
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As Ho chi Minh leads the North with it's communist ways Vietnam is spilt into Notrh and South, U.S. joins the anticommunist south.
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group 559 A supply group is created to help aide the vietkong in south vietnam which is referred to as the Ho Chi Minh trail.
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During the the vietnam war the draft system placed a burden on color making more Black Americans fight in the Vietnam War.
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U.S. bloodAiding the anti- communist of the south The U.S. has its first solider killed that would end up being one of a million more but this event emphsizes how U.S. aid became costly.
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The assassinationThe assisanation of Diem aided towards the war as it gave more control to the U.S. to help south Korea and the destructions and deaths caused by the Diem family.
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The Soul of a Superpower, slide 24, Golf of Tonkin IncidentAS LBJ wasnted to advance the war he was given his reason when he falsely reported a attack that happened to a U.S. vessel in 1964.
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The Soul of a Superpower, Slide 26, Tet OffensiveTet offensive was an surprise attack led by north vietnam who reguarly used guerilla warfare attacked on the chinese new year showing the war was not over.
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The march of millionsAs America is still unsure why they are involved in a civil war that does not invlove the U.S. Many Americans march in portest to demand peace.
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the war is over Nixon makes his debut to end the war that lasted forever and calls a national peace with Vietnam ended the war through negotiation other victory for one side
