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The Battle of Điện Biên Phủ was a confrontation of the First Indochina War. It was fought between the French Union's colonial Far East Expeditionary Corps and Viet Minh communist revolutionaries. This brought an end to French colonial rule in Vietnam.

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In 1946, the French, signed an agreement with China for assistance in an attempt to regain control of an area.

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In 1949, The People's Republic of China was formed. That same year Chinese communists had reached the northern border of VietNam. China and Soviet Union supplied weapons.

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A rebellion against French Rulers was set upon by Ho Chi Minh in the August of 1945. This independence movement led Nationalist Chinese forces to form an administration with influence reaching from the north, down to the south near the 16th parallel.

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In 1951, President Truman further supported the French with $150 million.

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In 1954, Southeast Asia Treaty Organization (SEATO) was formed. VietNam was considered a territory under SEATO and the United States.

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On November 1, 1955, President Eisenhower deployed the Military Assistance Advisory Group to train the army of the Republic VietNam.

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In April of 1956, the last French troops leave VietNam.

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In December of 1958, North VietNam invaded Laos.

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Operation Rolling Thunder was a aerial bombardment campaign conducted by the United States 2nd Air Division, U.S. Navy, and Republic of Vietnam Air Force against the Democratic Republic of Vietnam, China and North Korea

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Temporary divisions between Geneva, United States, France, China, and VietNam ( this never happened). North VietNam was controlled by communist and South VietNam was republic but still had French troops for the time being.

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The Easter Offensive of 1972 was an offensive invasion of North Vietnam into South Vietnam during the Vietnam War. The fighting went for a long period of time having all allies involved.

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The Saigon headquarters of the US military training group is bombed. A total of 37 military and civilian personnel are wounded.

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The Central Intelligence Agency learns that the Lao Dong government in Hanoi has decided on open warfare against the South Vietnamese government.

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President Truman of the United States decided to join in and accepted $10 million in military funds to fight the Viet Minh. With hopes of stopping the spread of communism, preventing instability, and retaining French support for (NATO). Within the same year, America would set up military attaches in the South in Saigon.

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A small number of troops sent by President Truman to assist with supplies and oversee the use of the money which they gave them.