pffft, do your Odyssey Ware
France owned Vietnam until they pulled out in the 1950's, and the US stepped in. After that, Vietnam was divided like Korea into Communist North and non-Communist South, but North Vietnam never accepted the division and always considered South Vietnam as the part of Vietnam occupied by the enemy.
they supported the non communist country of south Vietnam
France called Vietnam a colony of theirs. When French troops left in 1954, th UN divided Vietnam into North and South Vietnam.
When France left Vietnam in 1954 part of the country was controlled by the communists, and part was democratically controlled. The Communist controlled are became North Vietnam, and the Democratic area became South Vietnam.
France colonized Vietnam.
The United States decided to send combat troops to Indochina
If you're referring to the Vietnam War, then the war was mainly fought between North Vietnam and South Vietnam. North Vietnam was communist, and was supported by the Soviet Union, China, and Cuba. South Vietnam was capitalist, and was supported by the United States, Australia, the Philippines, and South Korea. Vietnam was also invaded and conquered, then colonized, by France in the 1800s.
Communist.
the french soliders
America and several coalition forces like Britain didnt approve of the Russians spreading Communism. Back then, France owned the southern half of Vietnam and the northern half was Communist. When the north invaded the south America joined the war to try to stop Vietnam from becoming an all Communist country. As we now know today that didn't work out and Vietnam along with it's communist fighters, the Viet Kong took control of Vietnam.
They affected them by ruling as the colonial power.
France owned Vietnam until they pulled out in the 1950's, and the US stepped in. After that, Vietnam was divided like Korea into Communist North and non-Communist South, but North Vietnam never accepted the division and always considered South Vietnam as the part of Vietnam occupied by the enemy.
France - then the Vietnamese fought for and got their freedom from France, the US invaded but they got kicked out as well. France
Communist North Vietnam verses the Republic of South Vietnam.
They feared that Vietnam would become Communist if it should gain indepedence.
they supported the non communist country of south Vietnam
Im not sure if I know two reasons for the U.S aid of France in Vietnam, but here's one for you: During WWII, when Japan invaded Vietnam, the American troops helped the Viet Minh fight them off, simply because they were already at war with the Japanese. After the war ended, Vietnam decided to declare independence from France under the lead of a Communist Ruler. This terrified the U.S as the they were trying to prevent the spread of communism at all costs. As a result, P. Truman decided to help the French regain control of Vietnam.