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Siege of Dien Bien Phu
-victory ended major French involvement in Indochina
-led to the accords which partitioned Vietnam into North and South. -
Geneva Conference
-Provisional division 17th parallel
-Refusal of elections by north
-The first was to try to find a way to unify Korea.
-The second task was to discuss the possibility of restoring peace in Indochina. -
The French Coloniesers leave Vietnam
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John F. Kennedy elected
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Operation Ranch-hand
It was part of the overall herbicidal warfare program during the war called "Operation Trail Dust".
-Ranch Hand involved spraying 20 million US gallons of defoliants and herbicides over rural areas of South Vietnam in an attempt to deprive the Viet Cong of vegetation cover and food. -
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Operation "Rolling Thunder"
lasting tons of bombs -
March Against the Vietnam War
-was the largest anti-war demonstration in the USA to date with 15-20,000 people attending -
My Lai Masscre
-mass murder of 347–504 unarmed citizens in South Vietnam
-Many of the victims were raped, beaten, tortured, and some of the bodies were found mutilated
-26 US soldiers were charged with criminal offenses
-only William Calley was convicted of killing 22 villagers.
-originally given a life sentence, he served three and a half years under house arrest. -
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The Secret Bombing of Cambodia
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The Kent State Shooting
-occurred at Kent State University
-Some of the students had been protesting against the American invasion of Cambodia
-Other students who were shot had been walking nearby or observing the protest from a distance -
Nixon visits China
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Fall of Saigon
-the event marked the end of the Vietnam War and the start of a transition period leading to the formal reunification of Vietnam under communist rule.
