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SteveBecause communist North Vietnam was trying to conquer the Republic of South Vietnam (a non-communist country).
The trigger was the Tonkin Gulf Incident.
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Who was the Vietnam war against?
About one half of the American people.
What is the significance of the tonkin gilf resolution?
It transformed the guerrilla war in South Vietnam into a conventional war in both South Vietnam and a war directly against North Vietnam.
Is the Vietnam war a national liberation or simple aggression?
The North Vietnamese regard it as a war of liberation. The Americans saw it as a war against Communism. For them is was mostly a defensive and ´containment´ war, trying to keep the North Vietnamese from conquering South Vietnam.
Who were the vc in the Vietnam war?
Communist guerrillas living in South Vietnam. The NVA were regular army (regular soldiers) living in North Vietnam whom marched south into South Vietnam to wage war. VC-didn't wear uniforms (generally) NVA-wore uniforms
The congressional act that was tantamount to a declaration of war against North Vietnam was the?
Gulf of Tonkin Resolution
