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April 26, 1954- Geneva Accord divides Vietnam at 17th parallel
Agreement that France would withdraw their troops -
France leaves Indochina
defeated by Germany -
U.S sends military advisors to to South Vietnam:
Truman sent the MAAG to Vietnam to help assist France in the first Indochina war -
President Lyndon Johnson takes over
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Congress passes Gulf of Tonkin Resolution
joint resolution that the US congress passed in response to the Gulf of Tonkin Resolution -
U.S. troops arrive in Vietnam (1965)
reacts to air strike on military base supplies -
Tet offensive
largest campaign of the Vietnam war -
President Richard Nixon elected
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Vietnamization
he US policy of withdrawing its troops and transferring the responsibility and direction of the war effort to the government of South Vietnam -
Nixon invades Cambodia
asked for support to send the troops to Cambodia -
National guard troops kill student protestors at Kent State
student protested about the Cambodia bombing -
Paris Peace accords
agreement on end the war and restoring peace in Vietnam -
Last troops leave Vietnam
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Saigon falls to the North Vietnamese invasion
fell to North Vietnam forces
