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viet minh and french
Viet Minh beat French colonial army at the Battle of Dien Bien Phu in 1954 the colony was granted independence. -
new president
In 1955 the South Vietnamese monarchy was abolished and Prime Minister Ngo Dinh Diem became president of a new South Vietnamese republic. -
the hope of election
Some signers of the Geneva hoped that elections to unify the two republics could be scheduled to take place but elections were never held. -
start of vietnam war
when the nort invades south vietnam and try to make it commiust and make it one country -
viet cong down
On February 1, 1968, a Viet Cong officer was killed by Nguyen Ngoc Loan a South Vietnamese National Police Chief. -
re election
President Lyndon Johnson began his re-election campaign. -
lt william cally
Lt. William Calley, a platoon Leader in Vietnam had led a massecur of Vietnamese civilivins -
nixon
Nixon ordered a military into Cambodia in order to destroy NLF bordering on South Vietnam -
south vietnam invaded lacos
Backed by American air and heclopters South Vietnamese troops invaded Laos -
usa election
1972 election was once again a major issue in the United States -
bombing of 72
The US bombed of North Vietnam -
end of the war
after long years of fighting the north invaded south vietnam and took ove rand made it a commuist country
