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South Vietnam declares itself the Republic of Vietnam, with newly elected Ngo Dinh Diem as president. Diem led the effort to create the Republic of Vietnam. Accruing considerable U.S. support due to his staunch anti-Communism, he achieved victory in a 1955 plebiscite that was widely considered fraudulent -
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It was a war that was fought in Vietnam, Cambodia and Laos. The communist forces wanted to expand their territory. -
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The National Liberation Front (NLF), also called the Viet Cong, is established in South Vietnam. -
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In response to the Gulf of Tonkin Incident, the U.S. Congress passes the Gulf of Tonkin Resolution -
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A sustained U.S. aerial bombing campaign of North Vietnam begins (Operation Rolling Thunder). It was started in an effort to demoralise the North Vietnamese people and to undermine the capacity of the government in North Vietnam to govern. Operation Rolling Thunder failed on both accounts -
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The first U.S. combat troops arrive in Vietnam. -
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The My Lai Massacre was the Vietnam War mass murder of 347–504 unarmed civilians in South Vietnam on March 16, 1968, by United States Army soldiers of "Charlie" Company. -
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Communist revolutionary leader Ho Chi Minh dies at age 79. -
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The American public learns of the Mylai massacre. What happened at My Lai only came to public light in November 1969 when a US soldier, Paul Meadlo, was interviewed on television and admitted killing “ten of fifteen men, women and children” at My Lai. His admission caused much shock and a great deal of pressure was put on the US military to launch an investigation. -
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President Nixon announces that U.S. troops will attack enemy locations in Cambodia. This news sparks nationwide protests, especially on college campuses. -
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The North Vietnamese cross the demilitarized zone (DMZ) at the 17th parallel to attack South Vietnam in what became known as the Easter Offensive. -
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January 27, 1973 - The Paris Peace Accords are signed that provide a cease-fire. The Paris Peace Accords of 1973 intended to establish peace in Vietnam and an end to the Vietnam War, ended direct U.S. military involvement, and temporarily stopped the fighting between North and South Vietnam
