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The war in Vietnam was a civil war. North Vietnam(Communists being supplied by China and the USSR) vs South Vietnam(A democracy). The US trying to stop the spread of communism without direct war with the USSR. Moved in to support the the south. The US and the South Vietnese Army(SVA) made great progress against the North Vietnese Army(NVA). However they had a great deal of trouble fighting the Viet Cong(VC), the guerrilla forces of the NVA. The US's involvement ended around 1972 when the US government pulled out do to the public greatly speaking out against it. The US lost about 50,000 men. But the NVA lost more than 1 million. 3 years after the Americans pulled out the NVA defeated the SVA and Vietnam has been united as 1 communist country ever since.
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Who won the Vietnam war between US and Vietnam?
What did the US do about Vietnam becoming Communist?
The US tried to prevent South Vietnam from becoming a communist country by fighting the war. After Vietnam became united as one COMMUNIST VIETNAM country, the US delayed relationships with that nation until the end of the cold war. With the ending of the cold war, trade relationships exist between the US and Vietnam; not a big trade relationship, but an exchange of goods, none the less.
Why did US wage war against north Vietnam?
During the Cold War, the US fought with Vietnam because of Communism
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.
Why did the United States engage in the Vietnam war?
The US supported South Vietnam because its covernment was anti-communist.
Why was the US was in the Vietnam war?
To stop communist North Vietnam from taking over the non-communist country of South Vietnam.
Who won the Vietnam war between US and Vietnam?
What cause the war of Vietnam?
Communist North Vietnam was trying to take over the non-communist country of South Vietnam. The US fought North Vietnam to stop them.
1. Why the US joined the war in Vietnam?
Stop communist aggression into South Vietnam.
Why the US enters the Vietnam war?
To stop communist aggression.
Why did the US enter the war in Vietnam?
Stop communist aggression.
Why did the US entered the war in Vietnam?
Stop communist aggression.
Why are you at war with the Vietnam war?
The US fought that war to stop communist aggression; which it failed to do.
What was south Vietnam involvement in the war?
South Vietnam are the non-communist side of Vietnam, which supported by the US vastly on war supplies, troops, and other thing to fights against the North Vietnam (the communist side).
What did the us fight for in the Vietnam war?
To prevent the communist take over of the Republic of South Vietnam.
Why did Kennedy have us fight in the Vietnam war?
To stop communist aggession.
What did the US do about Vietnam becoming Communist?
The US tried to prevent South Vietnam from becoming a communist country by fighting the war. After Vietnam became united as one COMMUNIST VIETNAM country, the US delayed relationships with that nation until the end of the cold war. With the ending of the cold war, trade relationships exist between the US and Vietnam; not a big trade relationship, but an exchange of goods, none the less.
