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The US was supporting South Vietnam. The US opposed the communist North Vietnam, which was led by Ho Chi Minh. South Vietnam was ruled by President Diem (pronounced like Z-M) who was later assassinated by South Vietnam rebels.
The people of South Vietnam rebelled against Diem because he was Catholic and tried to change the people's religion form Buddhism to Catholicism. Kennedy and everyone saw the pictures of the Buddhist monks setting themselves on fire and it leaked out that the US favored a coup (pronounced like coo) and the takeover by other officials led to the assassination of Diem.
Kennedy also funded a CIA operation which encouraged the overthrow, and indirectly ended in Diem's assassination.
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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 is the significance of the tonkin gilf resolution?
It transformed the guerrilla war in South Vietnam into a conventional war in both South Vietnam and a war directly against North Vietnam.
Who won the undeclared war of Vietnam?
The North won and the South lost in both undeclared wars; US Civil War & 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.
Which country is the winner of the Vietnam war?
north viet nam, you cannot fight a limited war and win, as is going on in Iraq presently.
