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The end of WWII and the declaration of independence of the Democratic Republic of Vietnam -
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The outbreak of war in Indochina -
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The return of Bao Dai, the unification of Vietnam and the Communist's victory in China -
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The introduction of U.S. military aid to Indochina, the start of the Korean War and attacks on French forts along Chinese border -
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Red River Delta battles and the death of General de Lattre de Tassigny -
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The Navarre Plan and the occupation of Dien Bien Phu -
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The fall of Dien Bien Phu, the Geneva agreement and Ngo Dinh Diem's rise to Prime Minister -
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The U.S. training mission and the dethronement of Bao Dai -
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The introduction of TERM and the attempt to assassinate Diem -
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The construction of the Ho Chi Minh Trail, the increase in MAAG advisors and the failed coup d’état against Diem -
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Kennedy's decision to substantially increase material and advisory support to South Vietnam, the Declaration on the Neutrality of Laos and the Cuban missile crisis -
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Coup d’état against Diem and the Tonkin Gulf Resolution -
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Rolling Thunder, U.S. troop buildup and the battle of the Ia Drang Valley -
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Bombing of North Vietnam intensifies -
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Construction of the McNamara Line -
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The Tet offensive and the siege of Khe Sanh -
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The death of Ho Chi Minh, the raid on Son Tay and the first U.S. troops withdrawals -
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The acceleration of troop withdrawals, the Easter Offensive, peace talks and the Christmas Bombing -
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The Paris Peace Pact and the fall of Saigon -
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Vietnamese troops withdraw from Cambodia -
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New constitution adopted allowing certain economic freedoms. The Communist Party remains the leading force in Vietnamese society. -
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Prime Minister Phan Van Khai makes the first visit to the US by a Vietnamese leader since the end of the Vietnam War. -
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Vietnam says it plans to enforce a two-child policy in an attempt to control population growth -
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Vietnam launches first communications satellite from French Guiana. -
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Human Rights Watch accuses Vietnam government of intensifying its suppression of online dissent.
