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This ended the French Indochina War. Vietnam was temporarily divided among the 17th parallel.
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N. Vietnam began to supply weapons to Vietcong in S. Vietnam through the Ho Chi Minh Trail.
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The U.S. supported groups that would over through Diem. Diem was assassinated against Kennedy's wishes.
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A N. Vietnamese patrol boat fired on USS Maddox in N. Vietnamese waters. Two days later, the USS Maddox fired at another ship.
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U.S. troops started combat in Vietnam. Attacks also included U.S. bombings.
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American soldiers opened fire on women and children in the small town of My Lai. Many were raped, beaten, shot, and killed.
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Students at Kent State University rioted and protested the expansion of the war. The National Guard was called in to control the protest; they shot at, wounded, and killed some students.
