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To prevent the communist take over of the NON-communist Republic of South Vietnam, by Communist NORTH Vietnam.
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Were the soldiers of the Vietnam war respected after the war?
In America. the American soldiers? No. In Vietnam - the Vietnamese Viet-Cong? Yes.
Who was the Vietnam war against?
About one half of the American people.
Vietnam put American in a that was never officialy declared?
The American Civil War (US Civil War) was not a declared war.
When did Vietnam originate?
The 20th century Vietnam originated in 1954 as North & South VN; from the 1st Indochina War/aka French Indochina War. The Vietnam of the 21st century originated in 1975; from the 2nd Indochina War/aka American Vietnam War (or US Vietnam War).
How did a local struggle in Vietnam become a major cold war conflict?
The Vietnam conflict was a type of proxy war, in that our Cold War foe, Russia, heavily subsidized Communist North Vietnam in their fight with U.S. forces.
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