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Battle of Diem Bien Phu
The longest, most furious battle of the French Expeditionary
Corps in the Far East. The Battle lasted 57 days ending on May 7, 1954 resulted in a French loss. -
Ngo Dinh Diem takes power
After the Geneva Accords in 1954 elections were supposed to take place in 1956 to reunite the country under one disticnt platform of gorernment. Ngo Dinh Diem claimed presidency in South Vietnam and withheld the elections from even happening. -
Kennedy Takes Office
Kennedy is sworn into office beating Richard Nixon in the presidential elections. -
Gulf of Tonkin Resolution
Passed by the House and Senate and it allowed the president to "take all necessary action to repel any attacks against the U.S in an attempt to prevent further aggression -
US Sends Troops to Vietnam
After many bombing campaigns by the U.S. the president decided to send troops to aid the south Vietnamese troops in their fight -
The Tet Offensive
Massive suprise attack from the Vietcong on the Vietnamese New Year in which the Vietcong attacked American airbases and many large cities in South Vietnam. -
Nixon takes office
Nixon wins the presidential elections due to the fact that many Americans disagreed with the war in Vietnam and Nixon promised to bring an end to the war. -
America pulls out of Vietnam
After many polls and talks about the war Nixon signs a treaty to end the war and restore peace in Vietnam
