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Ho Chi Minh declares independence of Vietnam
Vietnam ask the United Nation and the United States to make an intervention against the french colony -
the war between Vietminh and the french colonists begins
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Vietminh wins over France
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Vietnam is temperarely divided
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The Tonkien Incident
In response to the Gulf of Tonkin Incident, the first U.S combat troops are sent to Vietnam -
Peace negotiations in Paris between the North Vietnamese and the Americans
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The Tet Offensive
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President Nixon orders US troops withdrawals
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The American public learns of the Mai Lai massacre, which causes a split in the American pubulation
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The last US troops are withdrawn
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Notrh Vietnam launches an assult on South Vietnam and South Vietnam surrenders to the communists
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Vietnam is unified and is now the socialist republic of Vietnam
