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Viet Minh defeated the frech colonist and got the colony of North Vietnam
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South Vietnames monarch was no longer in tack and Ngo Dinh Diem became president of South Vietnam
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Elections were supposed to be held to unify the two rebublic but the elections never took place
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Small movements in the U.S. were taking place
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The Gulf of Tonkin Resoultion was confirmed
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U.S marine ships were sent to South Vietnam
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F-4C Phantoms were carring bombs were attacked by American planes
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U.S. Started deploying troops on the ground
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The Un-American Activities Committee began investigating people who might be aiding the Viet Kong and to make it illegal
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North Vietnam was on the verge of collapsing mounted the Tet Offensive
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500,000 U.S. troops were in South Vietnam
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North Vietnam took over South Vietnam and made it the Socialist Republic of Vietnam
