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vietnam
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viet minh defeated the french colonial
The vietnamese comunist forces defeated the french coloniial army at the battle of bien phu, and the colony was granted independence -
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south vietnamese
south vvietnamese monarchy was abolished and the prime minister Ngo dinh diem became president of south vietnam -
two republics
signers of the geneva accords hoped that elections to unify the two republics. -
tonkin revolution
the us senate approved the gulf of tonkin revolution -
raid
f-c4 phantoms escorting a bombing raid at kang chi -
starlite
operation starlite began as the first major american ground battle -
combat
us marines were the first amercan combat troops to land in south vietnam
