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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 In 1975 the country reunited after the U.S Army had withdrawn out of the South and the North over ran the South government.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.
The 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
About how long was the DMZ that separated north from south Vietnam?
Approx. 50 miles
What is about Vietnam war?
Preserving the Republic of South Vietnam from being conquered by Communist North Vietnam.
How long was us invoved in Vietnam?
War in RVN (South Vietnam) since 1955. War with North Vietnam since 1964.
What country did ho chi Minh seek independence?
Ho Chi Minh was the president of Vietnam from 1945 until 1955, when Vietnam was divided into North Vietnam and South Vietnam. Ho Chi Minh, known by the North Vietnamese people as "Uncle Ho" remained as president of North Vietnam until his death in 1969 while the U.S. "war in Vietnam" continued. He didn't live long enough to see his life-long dream come true with the defeat of South Vietnam and a unified country in 1975.
How long was the Vietnam war?
Vietnam was at war with France before the US intervened in the sixties. In fact, they defeated the French in 1956 and became independent, but divided into North Vietnam and South Vietnam. The Vietnam war the US was in was the result of the North and their communist sympathizers in the South (the Viet Cong) trying to unite the country under communism. When the US pulled out in 1975, they were successful.
Who did Vietnam original belong to?
France owned Vietnam until they pulled out in the 1950's, and the US stepped in. After that, Vietnam was divided like Korea into Communist North and non-Communist South, but North Vietnam never accepted the division and always considered South Vietnam as the part of Vietnam occupied by the enemy.
How far from north to south?
Kansas is about 410 miles long north to south.
Why was Long Tan so significant to Australians?
The Battle of Long Tần is arguably the most famous battle fought by the Australian Army during the Vietnam War. It was fought in a rubber plantation near the village of Long Tần, about 4 km north-east of Vung Tau, South Vietnam on August 18
What were Kennedy's reasons for going into Vietnam?
As north Vietnam invaded South Vietnam, and the city of Saigon, so Kennedy sent troops to fight the Ho Chi min army. A growing body of evidence shows he planned to withdraw from Vietnam, realizing that the liberation movement in Vietnam was too strong and that U.S. interests would not be served by a long protracted and unwinnable war.
What is the greatest distance north or south of the state?
648 miles long north to south
How far from north to south Kansas?
Kansas is about 410 miles long north to south.
Is Vietnam one country?
Vietnam is a medium sized country, it is only a couple hundred miles thin and over 1,000 miles long. But it is huge by population, with an impressive 91 million inhabitants.
