Prior to independent day, the South was a Republic, so technically it's a separated government system, but since the Vietcong came and liberated the South from America occupations, the Communist Party has won and eliminated the new formed Republic.
So yes, they did take over the South, politically
Nationally, they liberated the country and united the whole country to one government.
Hypothetically, if the North wasn't won the war against America and took over the South, Vietnam would have been like what Korea today, shattered and hostile.
The war was fought against COMMUNISM; North Vietnam was communist & trying to take over SOUTH Vietnam which was NOT communist.
Communist North Vietnam, with help from the Chinese, was trying to take over democratically controlled South Vietnam.
The struggle between Democracy and Communism.
To help preserve it from a communist NORTH Vietnamese take-over.
The north Vietnamese were fighting with the south Vietnamese because the Viet-min (north) wanted to impliment a communist government and the Viet-cong (south) wanted to remain as they were. The USA interfene and made the whole thing worse.
1975
Against Communist North Vietnam's take over of the Republic of South Vietnam.
Eisenhower sent troops to South Vietnam so they can fight North Vietnam because North Vietnam wanted to take over South Vietnam and they did.
Jets fought in the skies over North Vietnam (the air war). Land warfare/Riverine warfare took place in South Vietnam.
A war to preserve the Free Republic of South Vietnam from a communist take over by Communist NORTH Vietnam.
The war was fought against COMMUNISM; North Vietnam was communist & trying to take over SOUTH Vietnam which was NOT communist.
Communist North Vietnam, with help from the Chinese, was trying to take over democratically controlled South Vietnam.
To prevent the communist take over of the NON-communist Republic of South Vietnam, by Communist NORTH Vietnam.
The struggle between Democracy and Communism.
To help preserve it from a communist NORTH Vietnamese take-over.
The north Vietnamese were fighting with the south Vietnamese because the Viet-min (north) wanted to impliment a communist government and the Viet-cong (south) wanted to remain as they were. The USA interfene and made the whole thing worse.
South Vietnam, North Vietnam, Laos, and Cambodia.