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France withdraws from Vietnam
France agrees to the Geneva Accords and withdraws from Vietnam -
Kennedy Elected
Kennedy elected president for the United States -
South Vietnamese Protests
South Vietnamese police fire shots into a crowd of Buddhist monks demonstrating against President Diem's regime -
The Gulf of Tonki Resolution
Congressional resolution giving the President Johnson a blank check to escalate to Vietnam War. -
The start of operation cedar falls
They destroyed the iron triangle tunnel -
The Tet Offensive
Surprise attack by the Viet Cong and North Vietnamese across all of south Vietnam -
Vietnamization
President Nixon's policy to train South Vietnamese Soldiers to take over the fighting -
Invasion of Cambodia
Surprise attack to destroy Viet Cong and North Vietnamese bases or "sanctuaries" in Cambodia -
Kent State Shootings
Four students were killed by frightened National Guard Soldiers -
The Paris Accords
Agreement between the United States and North Vietnam to end the war
