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Vietminh forced French to surrender after a 56 day battle at Dienbienphu Political- French surrendered after a war A conference decided North Vietnam’s fate
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United States pledged to support South Vietnam.
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A South Vietnamese movement launched an armed revolt against Diem Social- revolt against own government Secret supply lines were formed from North Vietnam to South Vietnam
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US troops left South Vietnam Political- US stopped military support for Vietnam Kennedy was assassinated
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Diem ordered a crackdown on his opponents Political- South Vietnam attacked his opponents US feared his actions and left South Vietnam
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North Vietnamese attacked American destroyers Political- North Vietnam started a war President Johnson ordered air strikes on North Vietnam
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Vietcong attacked an American base at Pleiku in South Vietnam Political- Vietcong attacked American base Johnson ordered sustained bombing on North Vietnam for 3 years
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500,000 arrived in Vietnam Political- defended South Vietnamese and attacked North Vietnamese Supported South Vietnamese
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President Richard Nixon announces his plan for "Vietnamization" of the war—that is, training and transitioning South Vietnamese troops to assume the roles that have been fulfilled by American troops
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