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Japan takes over the French Indochina.
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Long before we became a part of the fighting in Vietnam we had sent money to support it.
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Eisenhower states in a press conference he can't think of a greater tragedy than to get this country heavily involved in an all-out war
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The French surrender to the Viet Minh...(the Communist organization that was against French rule and Japanese forces.
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They split into North Vietnam and South Vietnam, both with different governments. They along with the US refuse to sign the agreement but agree to abide by what it says.
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US bombs Vietnam.
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The first US combat troops are sent and we have officially entered the war and began fighting.
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Most Americans think of this as the actual start of the war because this is when our first soldier dies.
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Delivered a speech in New York attacking US foreign policy in Vietnam during the war.
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The US now has 485,000 men on the ground fighting.
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The leaders of the US and other countries involved are tired of death and sending troops and are wanting it to end.
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On this day it is declared that this is the longest war the US has taken part in so far.
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The US, along with North and South Vietnam, sign a peace treaty declaring a ceasefire. The US now has brought back all troops. We had over 3 million involved, 60,000 dead, 150,000 wounded, and 1,000 missing in action.
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This is the official last day of the war.
