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Vietnam is part of French Indochina
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Japan formally surrendered to the allies, Vietnam declared its independence
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French warships opened fire on the port city of Haiphong
the attack killed 6,000 Vietnamese civilians -
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First Indochina war
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Truman tries to stop the spread of communism in asia
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The U.S was paying for 80% of the cost of the war in Indochina.
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The French and Viet Minh signed the Geneva Accords to stop the fighting
Vietnam was split temporarily along the 17th parallel -
The Viet Minh finally overran the French base, Ending the battle of Dien Bien Phu and shattering French morale
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The U.S used its influences to put an anticommunist South Vietnamese leader in charge
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National elections to unify Vietnam were scheduled
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The Viet Minh formed a group called National Liberation Front
They invited all opponents of Diem to join -
Kennedy becomes president
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Barry Goldwater insisted the U.S take a more active part in the war
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The military started planning the bombing of North Vietnam
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Johnson approved covert attacks on radar stations along North Vietnams Coast
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In response to the raids NVA patrol fired back at a U.S destroyer in the Gulf of Tonkin
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In stormy weather the U.S thought the destroyer was being attacked once more
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LBJ immediately ordered air strikes against Naval bases in North Vietnam
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Congress passed the Gulf of Tonkin Resolution
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Operation Starlite took place against 1,500 Viet Cong who were preparing to attack a U.S air base
American victory more than 600 Viet Cong were killed and 45 U.S soldiers died -
An American war starting in 1965 with the landing of the first combat forces the conflict in Vietnam changed. The United States took over main responsibility for fighting the war
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Ho Chi Minh Trail, North Vietnamese Army troops were moving south along the Ho Chi Minh Trail to help the Viet Cong
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After the Viet Cong attacked a U.S air base in the south LBJ responded by ordering bombing of barracks and military staging areas North the 17th parallel
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About 3,500 U.S marines waded ashore at a beach near Da Nang, South Vietnam. This was the first time U.S combat troops had set a foot in Vietnam
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By late 1967 nearly half a million Americans were serving in Vietnam