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The Vietnam War Begins
Fighting begins between Viet Cong and North Vienam and USA. -
Ngo Dinh Diem becomes president of Vietnam
The anti-communist Ngo Dinh Diem is president of GVN. -
Diem's forces crack down of Viet Cong
100's arrested just for being communist. -
Viet Cong begin fighting back
Viet Cong attacks government officials. -
Ho chi minh leads the NLF
Both communist and non-communist form together to combat Diem. -
JFK becomes president.
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Team sent to Vietnam by JFK
Sent to report the conditions of Vietnam. -
US presence in Vietnam grows,
Goes from 800 to 9,000. -
Diem assassanated.
Assassanated three weeks before Kennedy. -
Full force suport from US in war.
82,000 more troops sent to Vietnam. -
Battle of Ba Gia
Was a major battle that marked the beginning of the National Liberation Front's Summer Offensive, during the early phases of the Vietnam War. -
Battle of Gang Toi
was fought between Astralian troops and the Viet Cong -
Operation Hump
Was a search and destroy mission to take out Viet Cong forces. -
Free Fire Zones
Zones in Vietnam where civilians are either evactuated or dead. -
Battle of Ap Gu
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War protests
35,000 people publically demonstrate anti-war desires. -
Battle of Lima Site 85
Also known as tthe battle of Phou Pha Ti -
Peace talks in France
Talks between Johnson and Hanoi. -
Battle of The Coral Sea
A seiries of actions fought during the Vietnam War between the 1st Australian Task Force and the North Vietnamese and Viet Cong. -
Half-Way Point
Causualty numbers come back and over 500,000 American soilders are dead. -
Battle of Hamburger Hill
Fought between US troops and South Vietnameese troops. -
US troops withdrawn
United States troops leave the war zone. -
The Fighting completly stops
Communist siege control Saigon and ends fighting
