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This occurred during the Geneva conference, this event ended French military influence in Asia. https://www.history.com/topics/battle-of-dien-bien-phu
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It stated that if one country in a region came under the influence of communism, then the surrounding countries would follow like dominoes.
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The number of troops in Vietnam reached 50000
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Ngo Bien Phu refused to hold a national and general election in order to try to reunify the two Vietnam states.
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the number of troops in Vietnam reached 180000
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The Students For Democratic Society (SDS) in response of the draft for the war. They protested against college students getting drafted and killed at war.
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Gave President Johnson power to assist any Southwest Asian country whose country is threatened by communism
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A bombing campaign made to destroy the North Vietnamese transportation routes
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Four students were shot and killed during a protest at Kent State.
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500 unarmed civilians were killed by U.S. troops in a raid on their village.
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The number of troops in Vietnam reached 500000
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President Johnson announces he will not run for re-election in the 1968 election
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Outside the Democratic National Convention in Chicago, for eight days thousands of anti Vietnam war protectors gathered to try and break up the convention.
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Richard Nixon, the Republican nominee, wins the 1968 election over Hubert Humphrey.
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Saigon, the capital of South Vietnam, was captured by the VC and started the reunification of Vietnam as a single communist country.
