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To help prevent Ho Chi Minh from becoming victorious
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The French loose control of French Indo-China to the communist, leading up to the 17th parallel.
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This conference provided a truce in Indochina and divided the area into four separate countries; Laus, Cambodia, North Vietnam and South Vietnam.
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The U.S becomes a strong supporter of South Vietnam in its combat of communism from North Vietnam because of the U.S Containment policy
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The way is open for a U.S military role in South Vietnam
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U.S.S Maddox is attacked by Vietnamese patrol boats
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The U.S involvement moves from advisory to actual involvement
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Ends the escalation of war with this announcement
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The massacre of a Vietnam Village occurred. Between 347 and 504 unarmed civilians were killed
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Nixon begins the policy of Vietnamization
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His campaign promise is to end the war
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The U.S has 60 days to remove all troops and within a few months the war will be over
