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Japan invades Vietnam. -
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Ho Chi Minh declares an independent Vietnam, called the Democratic Republic of Vietnam. -
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The United States pledges $15 million worth of military aid to France to help them fight in Vietnam. -
May 7, 1954
The battle had lasted 55 days. Three thousand French troops were killed, 8,000 wounded. The Viet Minh suffered much worse, with 8,000 dead and 12,000 wounded, but the Vietnamese victory shattered France's resolve to carry on the war. -
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Vietcong Formed (National Liberation Front for South Vietnam) -
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In Operation Chopper, helicopters flown by U.S. Army pilots ferry 1,000 South Vietnamese soldiers to sweep a NLF stronghold near Saigon. It marks America's first combat missions against the Vietcong. -
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American air power in Southeast Asia is massively reinforced. Two aircraft carriers arrive off the Vietnamese coast prompted by a North Vietnamese offensive in Laos. -
President Johnson
The U.S. congress passes the Gulf of Tonkin Resolution, giving President Johnson the power to take whatever actions he sees necessary to defend southeast Asia. -
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Over 200,000 US troops are sent to Vietnam. -
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U.S. troops in Vietnam reaches 540,000.
