The communists gained the knowledge that the US would fight if need be. They also learned HOW (tactics and firepower) the US fought.
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They gained approximately 66,350 square miles of new territory; the former Republic of South Vietnam (RVN).
The Soviets did not gain anything from the Korean War. North Korea failed in its attempt to conquer South Korea, and thus, global communism was not furthered.
The "Cold War" was a battle against communism. North Vietnam was a communist country trying to take over South Vietnam which was NOT a communist country. The US was helping South Vietnam fight North Vietnam so that communist North Vietnam could NOT take it over.
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The Americans were fighting the Japanese at the time and the vietminh were also fighting for independance hoping to gain the U.S. as a ally after the war . After WW II the Americans were afraid of the communist influence of the vietminh and decided that backing the French rule was a better decision wich could be adapted to a freely elected pro US form of government .
It gained a stronger union.
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