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Independent Vietnam with a New Government
Viet Minh announced the establishment of a new Vietnam with a new government called the Democratic Republic of Vietnam. This spurred the French to fight for their colony.
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Geneva Agreements
After the French were defeated at Dien Bien Phu, negotiations ended with the Geneva Agreements.
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First American Fatality
After sending troops to fight with Southern Vietnam, Air Force Technical Sergeant Richard B. Fitzgibbon, Jr was the first American to die at war in Vietnam.
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Buddhist Monk Set on Fire
The Buddhist monk, Thich Quang Duc, sat under a tree to peacefully protest Diem's policies. Two younger monks drenched him in gasoline and set fire to him.
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Diem and His Brother Captured
Ngo Dinh Diem and his brother Ngo Dinh Nhu were captured and later killed with Washington's tacit approval.
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Gulf of Tonkin Incident
North Vietnam fired on two U.S. ships which offered the President authority to escalate U.S. authority in the war.
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Rolling Thunder
U.S. Air Force bombing attempted to demoralize the North Vietnamese and diminish their manufacturing and transportation abilities.
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Surprise Attack on South Vietnam
North Vietnam planned a surprise attack (known as the Tet Offensive) in conjunction with the Viet Cong on about one hundred South Vietnamese cities and towns but American and South Vietnamese troops successfully blocked the attack.
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Paris Peace Talks
President Nixon faced much backlash from Americans who protested and it known that they wanted peace not war. President Nixon began to work toward this peace at the peace talks in Paris.
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Largest American Anti-War Protest
Americans staged the largest anti-war protest in Washington D.C. to endorse peace over war and call for an end to the Vietnam War and the return of American soldiers
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Easter Offensive
North Vietnamese troops crossed the 17th parallel and invaded South Vietnam when American troops were removed from the war.
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End to Open Hostilities between the United States and the DRV
Thieu-Ky was convinced by President Nixon to sign onto the peace accord and the final draft was initialed in France, but did not yet end hostilities in Vietnam.
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Paris Peace Accords
The Paris peace talks successfully produced a cease-fire between the Northern and Southern Vietnamese troops.
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U.S. Troops Return Home
The last American troops returned home on March 29, 1973 leaving South Vietnam in a brittle state and unable to defend themselves if another attack occurred.
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Fall of Saigon
Communist forces captured the presidential palace in Saigon, ending the Second Indochina War.
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The Socialist Republic of Vietnam
Vietnam was reunited as one single country under communism and renamed The Socialist Republic of Vietnam.
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