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What was the name for the South Vietnamese Communists?
South Vietnamese Army personnel were called ARVNs and South Viet civilians were called "Viet Nationals" (short for South Vietnamese citizens).
Who named the viet cong?
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).
Which nations were Anticommunist during the Vietnam War?
The anti-communist countries fighting the communists in the war, were: The US, Australia, New Zealand, Philippines, Thailand, South Korea, and South Vietnam.
How many years and months were US troops fighting in the Vietnam War?
US Servicemen had been fighting communists in South Vietnam since 1955.
What were the Vietnamese motives for fighting the Vietnam War?
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.
Which Vietnam is good north or south?
The North were the communists. The South was the free republic (of South Vietnam).
What did the communists gain from the Vietnam war?
They gained the Republic of South Vietnam.
How did America's political decision led to fighting in Vietnam?
The policy of Soviet (Communist) containment meant that the communists would not be allowed to take over South Vietnam. We would destroy the communists in South Vietnam and contain them to NORTH Vietnam.
What was the name for the South Vietnamese Communists?
South Vietnamese Army personnel were called ARVNs and South Viet civilians were called "Viet Nationals" (short for South Vietnamese citizens).
What was the name for the military forces of the vietnamese communists?
The North Vietnamese Army was a regular army; just the like the US Army. The South Vietnamese communists living in South Vietnam were called the Viet Cong (VC); they were the guerrillas.
What country was originally fighting a losing war with the Communists?
Russia (Bolshevik Revolution-Communists won); China (Communist Revolution-Communists won); South Korea (Communists stopped); South Vietnam (Communists won).
why did kennedy decide to support south vietnam’s Ngo Dinh Diem?
Communists would take over South Vietnam
The viet cong were the army of the south vietnamese communists?
Correct. The VC were communists living in S. Vietnam.
Who controlled the north and south of Vietnam at the beginning of the Vietnam war?
North was the communists the souyh capitalists.
What was the end result for South Vietnam after the withdrawl of the US?
The capital of South Vietnam , Saigon , fell to the communists April 30th 1975 .
Was Gerald Ford President when the Vietnam's war end?
Ford was President when South Vietnam fell to the communists (North Vietnam).
What were the communists who fought US troops in South Vietnam called?
The VC lived in the South; the NVA came from the north. Viet Cong & North Vietnamese Army
