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French Surrendered in Vietnam War
After suffering more than 15,000 casualties, the French surrendered on May 7, 1954 -
Domino Theory
In 1954, President Eisenhower introduced the domino theory, which said that if Vietnam became communist, its closest neighbor would follow. -
Kennedy won election
John F. Kennedy won a close presidential election in 1960, defeating Richard M.Nixon -
cuban missile crisis
1962 conflict between the United States and the Soviet Union resulting from Soviet installation of nuclear missiles in Cuba. -
Gulf of Tonkin Resolution
congressional resolution that authorized president Johnson to commit American troops to South Vietnam and fight a war against North Vietnam
