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Vietnam split into two
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US military sent military advisers and equipment to South Vietnam
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President Kennedy's assasination
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6.2 million tons of bombs dropped on Vietnam
From 1964-1971, 6.2million tons of bombs were dropped on Vietnam, more than the whole of the second world war. -
Gulf of Tonkin
North Vietnamese torpedo boats attacked American torpedo boats off the Gulf of Tonkin -
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Gulf of Tonkin
North Vietnamese torpedo boats attacked American torpedo boats in The Gulf of Tonkin -
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Operation rolling thunder
US bombed factories, supply lines, ports and military bases to stop them supplying the Vietcong. -
Troops to Vietnam
By the end of July 1965, 180,000 troops had been sent to Vietnam. -
US fight N.Vietnamese in La Drang Valley
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Martin Luther King speaks out about war
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Tet Offensive
The Vietcong attacked Saigon and other major American and South Vietnam bases and towns. -
My Lai Massacre
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War calculated to costing $30,000million per year!
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Richard Nixon President
He didn't go in for re-election as no one liked him. -
Ho Chi Minh died
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US invades Cambodia
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North Vietnam begin conventional invasion of South Vietnam
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North Vietnam take Saigon. South Vietnam surrender.
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Ceasefire agreed with North Vietnam and Vietcong
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last US troops left Vietnam
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WAR RESTARTED IN 1974!!!
The Americans sent supplies but no troops. -
North and South Vietnam united as one communist country ruled by Le Duan