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Fight between France and China
China and other communist countries recognised the republic of Vietnam. Non-communist countries doesn't -
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The War
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France surrenders
France surrenders after a long war between Communist countries and non-communist countries and agrees to give Vietnam, among other countries, independance. -
Ngo Dinh Diem
In 1955 Vietnam got a new president called Ngo Dinh Diem. Even though Vietnam had gotten a lot of support from communist countries, Diem launched a "Denounce communism" campaign. Where, like in america, communist got arrested. -
Ngo Dinh Diem dies
Ngo Dinh Diem gets murdered by a group of Viet Congs The brutal murder of the president of South Vietnam, Ngo Dinh Diem, and his powerful brother and adviser, Ngo Dinh Nhu, on November 2, 1963, was a major turning point in the war in Vietnam. Up until the deaths of the Ngo brothers, the United States had been 'advising the government of South Vietnam in its war against the Viet Cong and their benefactors, the government of North Vietnam. At the time, the United States had 16,000 troops in South -
American Marines sent to Vietnam
3,500 US marines were sent to Vietnam because it didn't feel like Vietnam military could deliver enough security to the American airbases. By December the amount of soldiers had risen to 200.000 -
The Tet Offensive
85.000 Communist troops attacked 100 cities and the American embassy in Saigon. -
Anti-war groups grow
Anti-war groups was steadily growing. Nixon responded by requesting the "silent majority" to support the war. Didn't help after the "My Lai Massacre" where US troops killed and raped civilians. -
Nixon threatens The Soviet Union
Nixon ordered 18 planes with Nuclear bombs to fly around the soviet border to show them he was willing to do everything to end the war. -
First troop sent to vietnam, returns.
In 1971 the amount of US soldiers in Vietnam decreased drasticaly. The first troop sent to Vietnam was returned to their original base in North Carolina. -
Cease-fire
January the 27th a cease-fire was announced in Paris -
All American troops are out
All american troops are withdrawn from Vietnam -
North Vietnam(Communists) launches a huge offensive on South Vietnam
A big North Vietnamese army attacks Saigon and they surrender to the communists. -
Vietnam is unified