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france took conrtol of vietnam
france took control of vietnam and established french indochina -
japan surrendered
in 1945 at the end of WW2 japan surrendered -
the geneva accords of 1954 declarede a cease-fire
the geneva accords of declared a cease-fire and divided vietnam officiallyinto south vietnam -
diem took contol
deim took control of the south veitnamese gov. in 1955 -
JFK sent "millitary advisors" to help vietnamses army
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viet cong officer
a suspected Viet Cong officer was summarily executed by
Nguyen Ngoc Loan. -
light that Lt. William Calley, a platoon Leader in Vietnam,
In 1969, it came to light that Lt. William Calley, a platoon Leader in Vietnam, had led a massacre of Vietnamese civilians (including small children) at My Lai a year before. -
US representative Henry Kissinger and North Vietnamese representative
August 4, 1969 US representative Henry Kissinger and North Vietnamese representative Xuan Thuy began secret peace negotiations at the apartment of French
intermediary Jean Sainteny in Paris. -
Whilst Australian disengagement
Whilst Australian disengagement began in 1970 under John Gorton. -
the documentary "Hearts and Minds"
In 1974 the documentary "Hearts and Minds" dealt with these problems, and won an Academy Award for best documentary amid considerable controversy. -
U.S. marines
On March 8, 1965 3,500 United States Marines became the first American combat troops to land in South Vietnam and by 1968, over 500,000 troops were stationed there, -
President Lyndon Johnson
In 1968, President Lyndon Johnson began his re-election campaign.
