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Japan takes possession of french indochina.
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United states drop an atomic bomb on hiroshima the first to be used in war. 75,000 people were killed from that bomb and many more injured.
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The united states also drops an atomic bomb on nagasaki.
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The British land in Saigon to occupy, take the japenese weapons away. After awhile of them fighting viet minh drops out.
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The indochina war was a struggle for the Viet Minh and the French for control of the country. The French had 50,000 troop had gained control of Saigon.
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Truman reelcects for his second term.
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President Eisenhower refuses to commit American troops.He said he cannot design a greater tragedy for America.
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Vietnam today it is known as the American War. The vietnam war was the longest in U.S. history. The U.S. suffered over 47,000 killed in war and many more wounded. The U.S. had the largest foreign military.
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Kennedy is elected the 35th president of the ubited states.
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Kennedy was killed when he was riding on his motorcycle, he was shot and killed.
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President Lyndon B. Johnson told them to strike, bomb north vietnam. It was the first time they bombed north vietnam.
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6,500 troops were sent to the south from the north vietnam.
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The protesters thought it wasnt right to fight other countries in war. They were fighting police and getting arested because it was illegal to protest.
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South vietmaniese police shot into crowds for protesting.
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Ho chi minh was an outspoken voice for the vietmanese independence. He helped find the Indochinese Communist Party. He joined the Communist Party and went to the Soviet Union.
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In December of 1968 American troop involvement reaches 540,000 troops. Protests started occuring to help stop the war. The U.S. realize that they are not going to win the war.
