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The Vietnam War was the second "hot" battle of the cold war. The Korean War was the first "hot" battle of the cold war. The US fought to prevent the communist nation of North Vietnam from conquering the free Republic of South Vietnam. The communists won this second round on 30 April 1975, when communist tanks crashed through the South Vietnamese Capital's front gates, and parked their tanks on the capital's front lawn. They had won, the war was over.
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What are the differences with the war of Vietnam and Iraq?
The US is not at war Iraq. The US was at war with a nation called North Vietnam.
Did the Vietnam war unify the US?
Like the US Civil War in the 1860s the Vietnam War in the 1960s divided America.
Why is the conflict in Iraq similar to the conflict in Vietnam?
The US is NOT at war with Iraq. The US was at war with North Vietnam.
Why did the us get involved in the vietnam war-?
The United States did get involved in the Vietnam war because of communism in Vietnam.
Who was Robert McNamara?
US Secretary of Defense during the Vietnam War.
