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Ho Chi Minh’s Viet Minh forces defeat the French, ending over 7 year Indochina War.
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Le Duan replaced Ho Chi Minh as First Secretary of the Vietnamese Communist Party.
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A mass murder of 200 unarmed South Vietnamese civilians by U.S. troops
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During the Tet Offensive, North Vietnamese and Vietcong troops launched surprise attacks throughout South Vietnam.
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Nixon is elected the President of the U.S. and promises to end the Vietnam War.
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Nixon called for national solidarity on the Vietnam War effort, appealing to a “silent majority” to support his policies.
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President Nixon implemented a policy which withdrew U.S. troops gradually and replace them with South Vietnamese forces
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The National Guardsmen opened fire on students protesting the Vietnam War, wounding nine and killing four.
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This act limited a president's right to send troops into battle without consulting Congress
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The capture of Saigon by the People's Army of Vietnam and the Vietcong.
