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Nationalist 1st communist 2nd. wrote the Declaration of Independence Spet. 2, 1945. War hero, 8 Letters to Truman asking for support. |
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Vietnam "independent" in what year? |
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France comes back in what year? |
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What year did Ho Chi Minh send the 8 letters to Truman? |
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What year were the Geneva Accords? and what did they do? |
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1954, they split up the North and South. |
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What year were the elections held? Which President canceled them? and for what reasons? |
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1956. Eisenhower. Thought that Diem would loose to Ho Chi Minh. |
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What year was JFK elected and what did he do? |
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1960, he sent advisors to Vietnam. |
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When did the National Liberation Front (NLF) start? |
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What year did JFK and Diem die? And which President followed JFK? |
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What year did the Gulf of Tonkin incident occur? |
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When did the war officially start? |
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What year did Operation Rolling Thunder happen? |
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In 1968 a horrific massacre occured, what was it called? |
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what year did the Tet Offensive occur? and what is the significance of it? |
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1968 it happened on the Lunar New Year. |
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What year was Nixon elected? |
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When was the Pentagon papers get out? |
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When did the US pull out? and for what reason? |
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1973, because Congress cut funds |
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What year was Vietnam united? |
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What happened is the significance of the Massacre at MyLai? |
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500 people were killed, it was illegal, Army tried to cover it up, Foreign press notes it, |
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What happened at Kent State? |
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on May 4th 1970 national guard killed 4 student protesters. |
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