They were both wars against communism; its just Vietnam was a shooting war and the cold war was NOT a shooting war.
Example (analogy)-It would be like two men arguing in a bar (as an example) about something (which would be the cold war) and then going outside and having a fist fight...or worse ( this would be Vietnam) about the same argument.
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The cold war was a "NON-SHOOTING WAR" between the free world and the communist world. Korea and Vietnam were "hot" battles (a shooting war) between the free world and the communists.
Some called this war "The Hot Battle of the Cold War". It was during the cold war era but not at all cold.
The Vietnam Conflict was an event which occurred during the course of the Cold War.
The Vietnam War and the Cold War were during the 60's.
The Cold War resulted in the Korean War and the Vietnam War.
durin the cold war the three nations that got divided were Korea,Vietnam and,Germany
Q who was the victor of the Vietnam war? A I have no idea who won the Vietnam war!!!!
Vietnam was a shooting war (a hot war). A cold war is a NON-shooting war; a cold war is a "stand-off" between two (or more) adversaries. Technically, Vietnam, being part of the cold war...communism verses the free world...the Vietnam War was a "Hot BATTLE" of the cold war.