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Ho Chi Mihn declares Vietnam's Independence
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U.S pledges military aid to help the French
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President Eisenhower outlines the Domino Theory
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French leave Vietnam
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Kennedy is elected President
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Diem and Kennedy assassinated / Johnson becomes new President
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Gulf of Tonkin Incident
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First American combat troops arrive in Vietnam
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Tet
My Lai Massacre -
Nixon elected President
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Nixon announces Vietnamization
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Cease fire signed in Paris.
End of draft announced.
Last American troops leave Vietnam. -
Nixon resigns . Ford becomes President.
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Remaining Americans evacuate Vietnam