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Ho Chi Minh declared Vietnam's independence
Japan handed Vietnam to the Vietminh which declared the
Democratic Republic of Vietnam
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Ho Chi Minh declared Vietnam's independence
Japan handed Vietnam to the Vietminh; Ho Chi Minh declared the
Democratic Republic of Vietnam (September); French troops arrived back in Vietnam
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War broke out between the French and the Vietminh
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The Battle of Dien Bien Phu
Americans discuss helping the French in indochina. Giap defeated the French force based there and a ceasefire was agreed at Geneva that split Vietnam at the 17th Parallel
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Kennedy helps South Vietnam
US President Kennedy pledged extra aid to South Vietnam
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Kennedy dies
Kennedy is assassinated in Dallas
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Operation Rolling Thunder
First US combat troops were sent to Vietnam ; first major conventional clash between USA and NVA at Ia Drang
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Cambodian Campaign
Nixon ordered the secret bombing of Cambodia
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Ho Chi Minh dies
President Ho Chi Minh of the Democratic Republic of Vietnam dies of a heart attack in Hanoi
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Tragedy at Ohio
National Guardsmen open fire on protesting students at Kent State University
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End of War
A cease-fire agreement is signed in Paris
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