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South Vietnamese military personnel (ARVN's mostly) had to be very careful about hating their government. Getting "pinned with the label VC" was not to be taken lightly by ANYONE in South Vietnam. Frontier justice could be administered just about anytime by anyone...as the news media found out during a "certain execution" caught on film, and shown world wide; in 1968.
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Who were the vc in the Vietnam war?
Communist guerrillas living in South Vietnam. The NVA were regular army (regular soldiers) living in North Vietnam whom marched south into South Vietnam to wage war. VC-didn't wear uniforms (generally) NVA-wore uniforms
What was the American struggle of the Vietnam war?
To prevent the communist take over of the NON-communist Republic of South Vietnam, by Communist NORTH Vietnam.
What was the Vietnam war out?
Preventing Communist North Vietnam from taking over the Free Non communist country of South Vietnam.
At the end of the Vietnam war did it become an independent country?
When the Vietnam War ended in 1975, North and South Vietnam became one communist nation called Vietnam.
What were the Vietnamese motives for fighting the Vietnam War?
Communist NORTH Vietnam wanted to re-unite with it's SOUTHERN half; SOUTH Vietnam. The US backed South Vietnam desired to remain a non-communist Republic of South Vietnam. Because the "Communists" were involved, and this was the cold war era; the US had to stop & contain communism. The North attacked the South, the South resisted...Vietnam War.
Soldiers from where were sent to south Vietnam?
Soldiers from the United States were sent to South Vietnam to support the government and combat the communist insurgency during the Vietnam War.
Who were the rebels during the revolution war?
North Vietnamese soldiers were referred to as the NVA (North Vietnamese Army) by the GI's in Vietnam, during the war. Southern Communist soldiers living in South Vietnam and fighting in South Vietnam, were called the Viet Cong (VC).
What were the communist fighters in south vietnam called?
Viet Cong-
What were the South Vietnam communist fighters called?
Vote cong
What effect did the withdraw of American troop have on south Vietnam?
South Vietnam was overrun by communist forces.
Did Vietnam gain anything from the Vietnam war?
Communist North Vietnam re-united with the NON-Communist SOUTH Vietnam, creating ONE Communist country; Vietnam.
What cause the war of Vietnam?
Communist North Vietnam was trying to take over the non-communist country of South Vietnam. The US fought North Vietnam to stop them.
Who were the vc in the Vietnam war?
Communist guerrillas living in South Vietnam. The NVA were regular army (regular soldiers) living in North Vietnam whom marched south into South Vietnam to wage war. VC-didn't wear uniforms (generally) NVA-wore uniforms
What was the American struggle of the Vietnam war?
To prevent the communist take over of the NON-communist Republic of South Vietnam, by Communist NORTH Vietnam.
Why was the US was in the Vietnam war?
To stop communist North Vietnam from taking over the non-communist country of South Vietnam.
What type of government did North and South Vietnam have?
RVN=Republic of South Vietnam, a democracy.
What led the Vietnam war?
Communist infiltration into South Vietnam.
