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Vietnam declares Independence from France and is recognized as its own country by the United States and other countries.
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The Geneva Accords was put in place to stop conflict in southeast Asia and gave Vietnam along with other countries their independence. It also split Vietnam temporally in half until a formal election could be held. The elections never happened and the Vietnam Civil War started.
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Eisenhower re-elected for a second term presidency.
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Ho Chi Minh Trail begins being used to supply North Vietnamese military groups/
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John F. Kennedy elected for his first term in presidential office.
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Vietnamese political organization formed in South Vietnam. The group is also known as the Viet Cong and fought for the Communist North from inside South Vietnam.
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Johnson becomes President after President JFK's assassination.
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President Johnson re-elected after taking JFK's place for the rest of his term.
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An American boat was attacked by Vietnam ships in the Gulf of Tonkin
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The Gulf of Tonkin Resolution was an agreement that allowed LBJ to send troops and other assets to Vietnam without declaring war.
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Bombing runs in North Vietnam, deemed "Operation Rolling Thunder," start and last for over 3 years.
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First United States ground troops sent to Vietnam to aid South Vietnam.
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President Nixon is elected for his first term in office.
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During the Vietnamese New Year known as Tet, the Viet Cong launch large-scale attacks against over 100 cities in South Vietnam.
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U.S. Troops brought by helicopter invaded My Lai and killed over 300 unarmed Vietnamese civilians. Including men, women, and the elderly.
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Nixon starts a process he calls "Vietnamization" that slowly pulls out US troops while giving more responsibility to South Vietnam. [Year Only]
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Vietnam Moratorium Committee stage largest protest in DC.
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Four students killed by national guardsmen during ant-war protests at Kent University. [Year Only]
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Nixon orders the invasion of Cambodia from where North Vietnam was sending there troops into South Vietnam from.
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The Paris Accords was an agreement to establish peace in Vietnam as well as ending direct US military involvement. It also temporally made peace in Vietnam.
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The last US ground troops pull out of Vietnam and US involvement in the Vietnam War ends.
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The War Powers Act was put into place to balance congressional and presidential power. The law places a 90-day limit on troops in other countries without approval from congress.
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South Vietnam surrender to the communist North Vietnam.
