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Splitting Vietnam
When the vietnamese split into 2 states the northern and the southern after the Geneva accords and the northern state being communist and the southern state anti -
French looses last peice of land in vietnam
This was the start of vietnam being more involved in the vietnam affairs. -
Ho Chi Minh Trail
When the group 559 was transporting supplies along the Cambodia/Vietnam border to Vietcong in South Vietnam. The trail later became known as the Ho Chi MinhTrail. -
JFK Sends back up
FK sent 3,000 troops over to South Vietnam in order to help them hold off the Vietcong and the guerilla warefare. -
Operation Ranc Hand
Operation Ranch Hand was the us plan of attack that sprayed harmful chemicals over crops in South Vietnam as an attempt to depleat the food source of the Vietcong. -
golf of tonkin resolution
The Golf of Tonkin Resolution essentailly gave President Johnson the ability to take whatever measures he saw necessary to achieve and maintain international peace in southeast Asia.
