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French Colonial Rule begins
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Viet Minh Established
Vietnam independence league founded by Ho Chi Minh -
Indochina Independence
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Vietnam vs. France
Guerilla Warfare begins -
Truman Doctorine
Help communist threatened countries -
China Communist
Mao Zedong wins civil war -
Communist powers aid Ho Chi Minh
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The Geneva Accords
North and South Vietnam -
Period: to
Vietnam War
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First U.S. Soldier killed
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Ho Chi Minh replaced by Le Duan
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NLF formed
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JFK sends 400 Green Berets
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Period: to
JFK Presidency
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Agent Orange starts being used
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JFK Assassination
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Period: to
LBJ Presidency
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USS Madox Attacked
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LBJ starts 3-year bombing campaign
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Draft Increases to 35,000 per month
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The Battle of la Drang Valley
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Huge Vietnam Protests
Washington, NYC, San Fransisco -
Tet Offensive
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Period: to
Nixon Presidency
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Kent State Shooting
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591 POWs returned
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Paris Peace Accords
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Watergate
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The Fall of Saigon
War ends