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A vietnamese nationalist and communist whose defeat of the french led to calls for American military intervention in Vietnam?
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Why did American join in and help South Vietnam?
To help preserve it from a communist NORTH Vietnamese take-over.
What did the vietcong do?
They were the resistance element within South Vietnam and were largely controlled by the Communist North Vietnamese.
Who were the Viet Cong?
Viet Congs: North communist Vietnamese supporters of the communist Front in North Vietnam during the Vietnam War (known in Vietnam as the American War). The Viet Congs fought against both the government/military of South Vietnam and the armed forces of the United States between 1959 and 1975. They were initially a loose grouping of guerrilla fighters. Quick Note: South Vietnam/South Vietnamese didn't want the communist takeover from communist North Vietnam, they wanted to be a democratic country. U.S. entered the war to stop the spread of communism and support the democratic South Vietnam.
Did the Vietnamese attack the Gulf of Tonkin during Vietnam war?
Not really. The Gulf of Tonkin is a body of water off the Vietnamese coast. American naval forces operating in the Gulf in 1964 claimed to have come under attack from communist Vietnamese patrol craft, although the truth of what happened remains in much dispute. At the time, the US used the incident as justification to increase its involvement against communist forces in Vietnam, which eventually turned into a huge deployment of US military forces.
Is there a website that can tell you a lot on the Vietnamese people today?
See: Vietnamese American.
What does American think of the Vietnamese Communist?
Just another nation.
Why did American join in and help South Vietnam?
To help preserve it from a communist NORTH Vietnamese take-over.
What did the vietcong do?
They were the resistance element within South Vietnam and were largely controlled by the Communist North Vietnamese.
Why do the Vietnamese have a high percentage of the US's population?
The Vienamese make up a high percent of the American population because a large number of the Vietnamese migrated to America after the Vietnam War, afraid that the communist that had won would abuse them.
How did the mothers of Australian soldier's feel during the Vietnam War?
The same as American, Vietnamese, New Zealander, South Korean, Thailand, Philippine, and Communist mothers.
What was the domimo theory?
The Domino Theory was a geopolitical idea during the Cold War that suggested if one country in a region fell to communism, then neighboring countries would also fall like dominoes. This theory was used to justify U.S. involvement in conflicts such as the Vietnam War in an effort to prevent the spread of communism.
Why did the united States send several billion dollars to aid the nationalists in China?
American leaders feared that a Nationalist defeat would create a communist superpower. -nova net
When was Vietnamese American Armed Forces Association created?
Vietnamese American Armed Forces Association was created in 2008.
What led to the failures in Vietnam?
In 1956, South Vietnam, with American backing, refused to hold the unification elections. By 1958, Communist-led guerrillas known as the Viet Cong had begun to battle the South Vietnamese government. By; Kenya Z. T. In 1956, South Vietnam, with American backing, refused to hold the unification elections. By 1958, Communist-led guerrillas known as the Viet Cong had begun to battle the South Vietnamese government. By; Kenya Z. T.
Who were the Viet Cong?
Viet Congs: North communist Vietnamese supporters of the communist Front in North Vietnam during the Vietnam War (known in Vietnam as the American War). The Viet Congs fought against both the government/military of South Vietnam and the armed forces of the United States between 1959 and 1975. They were initially a loose grouping of guerrilla fighters. Quick Note: South Vietnam/South Vietnamese didn't want the communist takeover from communist North Vietnam, they wanted to be a democratic country. U.S. entered the war to stop the spread of communism and support the democratic South Vietnam.
Did the Vietnamese attack the Gulf of Tonkin during Vietnam war?
Not really. The Gulf of Tonkin is a body of water off the Vietnamese coast. American naval forces operating in the Gulf in 1964 claimed to have come under attack from communist Vietnamese patrol craft, although the truth of what happened remains in much dispute. At the time, the US used the incident as justification to increase its involvement against communist forces in Vietnam, which eventually turned into a huge deployment of US military forces.
Is there a website that can tell you a lot on the Vietnamese people today?
See: Vietnamese American.
