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france took control of vietnam
france took control of vietnam. -
nationalist movements
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japan surrended
Japan surrenderedat he end of world war 2. -
French continued
French continued First Indochina War until 1954 -
two republics could be scheduled
Geneva hoped that elections would unify the two republics it could be scheduled to take place in 1956. -
United States Marines became the first American combat troops to land in South Vietnam
1965 3,500 United States Marines became the first American combat troops to land in South Vietnam -
four F-4C Phantoms escorting a bombing
A bombing raid became the targets of antiaircraft missiles in the first such attack against American planes in the war. -
Operation Starlite began
the first major American ground battle of war. -
when the enemy was on the verge of collapse
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suspected Viet Cong officer was summarily executed
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President Lyndon Johnson
President Lyndon Johnson began his re-election campaign. -
began secret peace negotiations
US representative Henry Kissinger and North Vietnamese representative Xuan Thuy began secret peace negotiations at the apartment of French intermediary Jean Sainteny in Paris.
