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Advanced Weapons in the War
-US and Vietnam
-Social
-Napalm and agent orange killed many and destroyed many Vietnamse Corps
-abroad -
Declaring Independence
-Japanese surrendered
-Political
-Ho Chi Minh, a communist, organized to shut down French colonial rule
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Vietnam Binded
-Vietnam
-Social
-Vietnam splits into North and South
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The First Indochina War
-France wanted to keep its colony in Southeast Asia,but the communist Vietminh drove the French out
-Political
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Americans get Attacked
-Vietcons attacked an American base at Pleiku in South Vietnam
-Political
-killed eight americans
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Crackdown against Opponents
-Diem ordered a crackdown against his opponents
-Social
-John F.Kennedy withdraw support from Diem
-at home -
Diem Assasination
-Vietnam
-Social
-South VIetnam became very corrupt
-abroad -
Gulf on Tonkin
-North Vietnamse torpedo beats attacked American destroyers in the Gulf of Tonkin
-Political
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Tet problems
-Tet offensive
-Social
-celebrations as cover
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Nixon in Office
-Richard Nixon was in Office
-political
-he enforced the "Silent Majority" and "Law and Order"
-at home -
Cambodia
-US, Vietnam, Cambodia
-Social
-war spreads and leads Cambodia to become an enemy
-at home -
US Tensions
-US tensions were growing
-social
-Us are now fighting each other
-at home -
The First Impeachment
-United States first impeachment
-social
-Nixon is impeached for spying illegally
-at home -
Vietnam War fled Inflation
-high unemployment
-temporary freeze on rent, wage, and prices
-economic
-helped the economy, but not much
-at home -
Kent State
-Kent state
-social
-A protest at Kent State turns violent; four students are killed by National Guard members
-at home -
Nixon traveling
-nixon annouced he would visit mainland china
-social
-this was to improve relations with china
-at home -
SALT Action
-Strategic Arms Limitation Treaty
-Nixon and the soviet leaders signed
-political
-restricted number and type of nuclear warheads and missles each nation could build
-at home -
Watergate Scandal
-Watergate Scandal
-Political
-fiver men who had been hired by Nixon's reelection committee to spy on the Democrats
-at home -
Conroy of Tears
-Vietnam
-Social
-North Vietnam ends the war by killing South Vietnam soldiers in the Central Highlands
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Southeast Asia
-North Vietnam defeated South Vietnam and the region's countries fell under communist control
-Political
-abroad
