The south
When the Vietnam War ended in 1975, North and South Vietnam became one communist nation called Vietnam.
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.
Democratic Republic of Vietnam (North Vietnam)
The South Vietnamese referred to Communists LIVING in "South Vietnam" as the Viet Cong. Not to be confused with enemy soldiers entering South Vietnam FROM North Vietnam, the NVA (North Viet Army).
the north won and the south loss
There IS no North and South Vietnam, only Vietnam. After the US withdrew combat forces from South Vietnam, North Vietnam violated the peace agreement, invaded and conquered South Vietnam. Game over.
North Vietnam WAS located north of the 17th parallel. South VN was south of it.
The North were the communists. The South was the free republic (of South Vietnam).
There no longer is a North Vietnam, North Vietnam and South Vietnam were joined together after the Vietnam War.
North Vietnam launched an invasion of South Vietnam.North Vietnam launched an invasion of South Vietnam.
North Vietnam defeated the South (or the North conquered the South).
South Vietnam's surrender to North Vietnam is what ended the Vietnam War. The North Vietnamese had the goal of Vietnamese Unification and the surrender of South Vietnam in 1975 allowed them to achieve that objective.
North Vietnam and South Vietnam. South Vietnam was a democratic republic and North Vietnam had a socialist government headed by a communist regime. North Vietnam was trying to defeat the democracy of South Vietnam and unify the country.
There is NO North Vietnam & South Vietnam today (and there hasn't been a north & south for over 30 years; when the north conquered the south, ending the war in 1975). Today's Communist Vietnam is President Triet.
North Vietnam launched an invasion of South Vietnam.North Vietnam launched an invasion of south Vietnam.
The North invaded the South and defeated them (conquered them).