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France ruled Vietnam, Indonesia,Laos, and Cambodia. They treated Vietnamese nationalist badly, by they sent them to jail and they barley had a freedom of speech
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Most Vietnamese went to Chica, which was ruled by Ho Chi Minh.
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Ho created the Indochinese communist party.
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The US gave the French some military supplies to help stop the spread of communism.
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France was forced to surrender because Vietnam overran the France outpost at Dien Bien Phu.
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Vietcong (communist opposition group of south Vietnam) killed thousands of South vietnam goverment officials.
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The Ho Chi Minh trail begins. Ho supported Vietcong supplies along the Vietnam, Laos, and Cambodia.
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Johnson tries to send some troops home.
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MLK got assassinated
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10,000 protesters were in Chicago
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National Guard shot fire at protesters at men state University and injured 9 people.
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Congress passed War Powers Act, which is a president needs to inform congress about sending troops into an area without declaring war, at least 48hours before.
