Who started war in the Vietnam war?

Answer 1

Vietnam did Anything to do with Vietnam, especially a question as emotional as this, is still very sensitive. However, I would have to say the first thing is to try and address which war between who in Vietnam. Many occured either simultaneously or around the same time. The war between the Vietnam and French? The war between the Vietnam and US? The US war with the Chinese? or the Cambodians? Debatably, no real conflict occured between the Vietnam and the Chinese, but certainly Vietnam had a decent go at a civil war (hence the North & South Vietnam). As to the US and Vietnam: The entirety of the conflict was by our armed forces on and in that country. No Vietnamese were ever known to have attacked the US, or US assets outside of those occupying their land. Regardless of what was going on internally there already, we (the US) certainly weren't personally involved. Had we not sent in forces to that countries land, whether it became more communist quickly or not, (something one is allowed, even protected to be in the US), there probably would have been no battles and we probably would not have ever had much to do with that area. Had we not sent our forces there, most certainly Vietnamese forces wouldn't have come to occupy US lands or towns -- and you would not now be learning about a US war with Vietnam.

Answer 2

That's a very broad question, but it originally was after WWII, when the French lost control of Vietnam, and asked Britain and China to help regain control. These forces were poorly equiped and led, and finally lost the the Viet Minh at Phu deim valley, who were led by Ho Chi Minh (later most of these soldiers became Viet Cong). America also helped in this war in the 1950's, and kept troops in Vietnam after. This was when the country was split on the 17 parallel. When the domino theory came round, about comunists spreading, America openly declared war on the Viet Cong who were currently conduction 'hit and run' attacks and Propaganda against the nationalist Dictatorship, that was supported by the US, with money. the war was only officially a war when America declared it, but the Viet Cong were constantly using subtle ways of warfare since late 1950.