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Japan surrendered to the Allie
The Japanese signed a treaty and promised to leave. -
Fighting Began
The start fo the fighting between the two sides was huge, since this marked the first time America was fighting communism with military power. -
US Troops were Sent into Vietnam
US troops were deployed into Vietnam to extract the last of the Japanese after WWII. The troops took the Southern koreans and the soviet troops took the Northern koreans. -
The Start of the Vietnam War
The Vietnam War started when the tension between the Soviet and US troops and the North and South koreans sparked a brutal war. -
Soviet Soldiers were Sent into Vietnam
The soviets had sent troops into Korea to help clear out the Japanese, but tensions quickly rose and another war broke out. -
The US Draft system Changed for Vietnam
The changing of drafting for the military hadn't been changed since the Civil War. With the Vietnam War America needed more men to help fight. -
The End of the Vietnam War
The war had ended when the spring offensive had seen the fall of Saigon to the PAVN. -
Vietnam Veteran's Memorial dedicated in Washington, DC.
