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What was a major political consequence of the Vietnam War
The nation of North Vietnam (which no longer exists...it's called Vietnam today). The country that the US was allied to, South Vietnam, doesn't exist either...it was consumed by North Vietnam. The official name of SOUTH Vietnam was the "Republic of South Vietnam."
To stop death and the horrors of the Vietnam war
Nixon resigned and it was AFTER the war had ended.
During the Vietnam war it was often a village (hamlet) with strategic importance.
The Cold War. Vietnam was a "hot" battle of the cold war.
Cold war.
politicians and greed
The draft.
NVA determination.
Attrition of the enemy, with body counts.
The USA wanted the oil in the Gulf of Tonken and the strategic outpost in the area.
Vietnam was part of the COLD WAR. It was fought to stop the spread of communism.
Strategic bombing of the North; Tactical bombing in South Vietnam. Covert bombing in Laos/Cambodia.
Timely troop movements, troop support, supplies, and strategic air stikes.
there was more than just one. Strategic Hamlets, Revolutionary Development and Land reform.