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In 1954. Vietnam was divided into the North (Communism) and South (Decmoracy). The North was supported the Chinese and Soviet Union. The South was backed by the U.S and its allies. During that time more than 1 milion North Vietnamese moved to the South. In 1975 the country reunited after the U.S Army had withdrawn out of the South and the North over ran the South government. Again, the Vietnamese escaped out of the communist rulers, this time was not 1 million, but more than 3 million of people. There is more than 1 million Vietnamese residing in the U.S, the rest of them are scattering all over the world.
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SteveThe DMZ ran east-west near the center of present-day Vietnam spanning more than a hundred kilometers and was a couple of kilometers wide. It reached across into a beach on the east. An island nearby was controlled by North Vietnamese forces during the Vietnam War. Although it was nominally described as being at "the 17th parallel," almost all of the zone lies to the south of the parallel, with only a small portion of the zone near the eastern shore actually including the parallel. It was around a hundred kilometers north of the city of Huế. It extended about a mile on either side of the Ben Hai river. and ran east to west from the Laotian border to the south China Sea.
The DMZ that seperated North and South Vietnam happened a number of years ago, sometime after the second world war, and it is still in effect today, as the countires are still split.
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How did North Vietnam win?
They didn't win, North Vietnam won after the U.S pulled most of our ground troops out. The U.S. launched a few bombing campaigns (Linebacker I and Linebacker II), but eventually South Vietnam lost too much ground to the North and South Vietnam lost the war. Saigon (capital of South Vietnam) fell to communist forces on April 30, 1975. Most U.S. forces had pulled-out of South Vietnam by early 1973. When the north invaded, the south's officers fled, leaving their troops without leaders.
Explain the long term implications of the Tonkin Gulf Resolution?
Open war with Hanoi (capital of North Vietnam).
Why was the U.S not be successful in South Vietnam?
Wars (battles) are dictated by terrain. Korea was a peninsula and was easily isolated, as the US Navy controlled the seas. Communist North Korea could only re-supply from it's northern borders. Vietnam was NOT a peninsula, and could re-supply their war effort for as long as they wanted to. The only way to defeat them would have been to widen the war and involve other countries, in order to stop their flow of men and material into South Vietnam. The US did NOT want to make a bigger war. So we ended it, by leaving. U.S. forces successfully defended South Vietnam from the time they entered the country in 1959 through 1973 when they left. They perfected helicopter warfare against guerrilla tactics. The U.S. had total air and sea dominance in the south as well. South Vietnam fell to the North Vietnamese communist forces a full two years after the U.S. left Vietnam. --- The terrain and weather were a big factor as Viet Congs were believed to be more skilled in jungle combat (their home land advantage?). Plus, Vietnam got the necessary support from China.
How long did the Vietnam War last?
The U.S. sent funding and military support to French forces in Vietnam starting in 1950. By 1961 the US had military advisors stationed in Vietnam. The US did not become fully involved as a military force until 1965. The French fought for roughly 11 years prior to that. There is also the point that there have been military actions between North and South Vietnam hundreds of years before the French became involved.144 days????
How long did Rolling Thunder last?
it lasted 1965 to 1968, so mostley three years
