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