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Chronology of America's Vietnam War escalation
Chronology tracing U S involvement from 1950 aid to French Indochina through 1967 events. Key milestones include 1961 adviser buildup, Diem coup, Tonkin crisis, Gulf of Tonkin attacks, Tonkin Resolution, and escalating bombing and troop levels with major political shifts in Saigon and Washington. The timeline ends mid 1967 with continuing US and Viet Cong engagement.
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Associated Press
America
Indochina
U.S
Vietnam
United States
John F. Kennedy
Ngo Dinh Diem
Defense
Robert S. McNamara
Kennedy
Diem
Ngo Dinh Nhu
Duong van
Big” Minh
Nguyen Khanh
Minh
Lyndon B. Johnson
Gulf of Tonkin
Saigon
Viet Cong
National Liberation Front
Nguyen Cao Ky
North Vietnam
Congress
Tonkin
Johnson
Southeast Asia
South Vietnam
U. S
20Th Parallel
Hanoi
Paris
North