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December 1956
Viet Cong
The Viet Cong – a pejorative term for "Vietnamese Communists" coined by Diem – launch terror attacks in the villages and cities in the South, assassinating and kidnapping officials loyal to the government.
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The 1950s: The Soviet Union ruthlessly suppresses uprisings in Hungary and in Poland....
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Eisenhower Re-elected
The 1950s: Adlai Stevenson is again nominated as the Democratic standard-bearer in the...
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JFK
The 1950s: Massachusetts Senator John F. Kennedy announces his support of Diem’s decision...
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American Personnel
The 1950s: There are now some 760 American military personnel stationed in South Vietnam....
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US Aids Laotian Army
The 1950s: The U.S. sends additional supplies to bolster the beleaguered Laotian Army in...
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South Vietnam
The 1950s: A law that allow for the repression of Communist suspects and other dissidents...
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