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The Great Divide
The Geneva Accords declared a cease fire and divided vietnam officially into North and South Vietnam. -
No Elections
Diem renamed the country of Vietnam and canceled the election -
The Great Join. Maybe?
The Geneva Accords stipulated that the divide between South and North Vietnam was only tamporary and they would be joined together again. -
Training South Vietnamese Army
John F. Kennedy, who was president at the time, sent military advisiors to train the South Vietnamese army for the war ,so they might have a chance of winning. -
Attack in Gulf of Tonkin
The North Vietnamese forces attacked u.s. navy ships in the Gulf of Tonkin. -
End of the War
Lyndon B. Johnsons "Americanization" of the war resulted in the presence of almost 400,000 U.S. troops in Vietnam by the time the war ended. -
The Campaign
The North Vitnamese Army and the Viet Cong launched a big campaign called the Tet offensive, attacking almost 30 U.S. targets and dozens of cities in South Vietnam. -
Cease-Fire
The cease-fire between north and south vietnam was signed -
The Withdarw
the U.S withdrew from the war -
The End
The last military personnel left vietnam -
The Offense
North Vietnamese forces stepped up their attacks on the South and laucnched an all out offense. -
The End of the War
The South Vietnamese capital of Saigon fell to the North Vietnamese resulting int he end of the war.
