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North Vietnam remains Communist. This is how the war will start because each side is fighting to have their government form win.
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The war was started because of the U.S. trying to stop the spread of Communism and help the South to keep Democracy in Vietnam
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the North attacks 2 U.S. destroyers sitting in international waters.
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This was a campaign started by the U.S. to bomb North Vietnam in an attempt to put military pressure on the North Leaders and give them less of a chance to attack the U.S.
Operation Rolling Thunder -
The U.S. began a campaign to bomb North Vietnam in an attempt to put military pressure on the leaders there and reduce their ability to attack the U.S.
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The U.S. officially enters and sends their first combat troops over.
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The North partners with Viet Cong to attack 100 cities in South Vietnam which was called the Tet Offensive
Tet Offensive -
By December the amount of troops in Vietnam had reached 540,000.
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President Nixon orders the 1st of many troops to be taken out of Vietnam.
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North Vietnam and South Vietnam sign the Paris Peace Accords. This ended direct U.S. military combat and temporarily stopped the fighting between the North and South
Paris Peace Accords Signed -
The last bit of U.S. troops in Vietnam are taken back to the U.S.
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The North sends a massive attack on the South
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The South surrenders to the North
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Vietnam becomes one Communist country, the Socialist Republic of Vietnam
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The Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Washington D.C. is dedicated
Vietnam Veterans Memorial
