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The Geneva Accord resolved the French Indochina War by temporarily dividing Vietnam at the 17th parallel. North Vietnam was controlled by communist leader Ho Chi Minh and South Vietnam was controlled by pro West leader Ngo Diem, Vietnam was supposed to be united hrough free elections in 1956.
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Ngo Dinh Diem was the first President of South Vietnam and was supported by the U.S.. However, when Ho Chi Minh began to gain popularity and protestes ammong the South Vietnmanese escalated the U.S. was forced to create a new government.
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This resolution gave the President the authority to use military force in Southeast Asia without declaring war. This was in response to the alleged unprovoked attack against two U.S. destroyers.
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U.S. soldiers opened fire on several hundred unarmed South Vietnamese women and children. Some women were then gang-raped and their bodies mutilated.
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During a buddhist holiday, over 80,000 Vietcong attacked major metropolitan centers in South Vietnam, an American military base, and a U.S. embassy. Within the next few weeks the U.S. military recaptured the lost territory and inficted twice as much damage as they had recieved. However, this suprise attack greatly lowerd American morale.
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Republican canidate, Richard Nixon, was elected president on promises to end the Vietnam war. He beat the democratic conidate and incumbant Vice-President Hubert Humphre.
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North Vietnam attacks and captured South Vietnams capital, uniting Vietnam as a communist country. At this point there were no U.S. troops left in Vietnam.
