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Origins of the cold war and after the mess of World War Two

How did it start and who was responsible

Differences of opinion between the USA and USSR

What was containment?

What happened during the Korean War?

What happened in Cuba?

What happened in Vietnam?

End of Vietnam War

1968: US troops reached

1972 December: heavy American bombing campaigns force peace talks

1973 January 27: after 50000 American casualties, a cease-fire is signed in Paris1973

1973 March 27: the US personnel levels are reduced to less than 100 as the Republic of South Vietnam assumes military control

1974 December 13: North Vietnam violates the Paris peace treaty by attacking Phuoc Long Province

1975 April 29: the North Vietnamese army marches toward Saigon

1975 April 29-30: operation frequent wind evacuates 1373 Americans and 5595 Vietnamese

2010: many of these Vietnamese refugees relocated to southern California where today they continue to thrive

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