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During 1938 Munich Pact recalled which was intended to appease Hitler but allowed for the continued aggression that led to World War II
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September 2, 1945 the same day that Japan formally surrendered to the Allies , Vietnam declared independence ,HO Chi Minh made the announcement
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November 1946, the french warships opened fire on the port city of Haiphong killing 6,000 Vietnamese civilians
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By the 1951 thousands of U.S. soldiers had already died in Korea trying to halt the spread of communism
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By 1954 the United States was paying 80% of the cost of the war in Indochina , they also gained the support of Vietnam's peasants who made up the 80% of the population.
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Domino Theory would provide a strong motive for U.S intervention in Vietnam , Eisenhower said "Even Japan might be lost"
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Finally overran the French base,ending the Battle of Dien Bien Phu and shattering French morale
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In October 1955, he declared himself president of South Vietnam , Diem began returning land to wealthy landlords and drafting young men from the countryside
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During 1959 , a few Americans were paying any attention to this faraway conflict that the noncombat troops killed in a surprise attack on their camp.
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When Kennedy became president in 1961 , he sent an inspection team to South Vietnam to evaluate the situation
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In May 1963, at a Buddhist rally opposing Diem's policies South Vietnamese police killed nine demonstrators.
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February 7, 1965 the escalation that Senator Gruening feared after the Viet Cong attacked a U.S air base in the South
