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Vietnam
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Background
France invades Vietnam -
Ho Chi Minh
Ho Chi Minh helps found the Indochinese Communist Party -
Invasion pt.2
Japan invades Vietnam -
Aids
U.S. pledges $15 million aid to France -
French defeat
French defeated at Dien Bien Phu -
Division
Geneva Accords divide Vietnam -
Gulf of Tonkin
Gulf of Tonkin incident -
Flying fire
U.S airal bombing begins -
U.S steps in
First U.S combat troops arrive -
Joining forces
The North Vietnamese join forces with the Viet Cong to launch the Tet Offensive, attacking approximately one hundred South Vietnamese cities and towns. -
Mai Lai massacre
U.S kill civilians in Mai Lai -
Replaceable
General W. Westmoreland is replaced -
Drafting
U.S troops in Vietnam reach 540,000 -
Coming Home
Nixon ordres first troop withdrawls -
So long Ho Chin
Ho Chi Minh dies at age 79 -
U.S attacks
Nixon announces Cambodia attack -
North Vietnam
North Vietnam launches Eastern Offensive -
Peace
Paris Peace Accords are signed -
Welcome home troops
Last U.S troops are withdrawn -
South Vietnam
S. Vietnam surrenders to communists
