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What is the name of the guerrilla group that fought for north Vietnam in the Vietnam war?
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Who fought using guerrilla warfare?
The Viet Cong (North vietnam soldiers) during the Vietnamm War.
Who are the Congs?
Cong is short for Viet Cong. The Viet Cong were the communist guerrilla forces backed by North Vietnam when they fought against South Vietnam during the Vietnam War.
Who fought in the Vietnam war and why?
US, Australia, New Zealand, Philippines, South Korea, South Vietnam, Thailand verses NORTH VIETNAM (supplied by Communist China/USSR) & their southern guerrilla allies (the Viet Cong).
Vietcong?
Communist guerrilla movement in Vietnam that fought the South Vietnamese government forces 1954-75 with the support of the North Vietnamese army and opposed the South Vietnamese and US forces in the Vietnam War.
Where did the Vietnam fight at?
The "Air War" was fought over North Vietnam. The "Ground War" was fought in South Vietnam.
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.
When did the US go to war in Vietnam?
Guerrilla war in South Vietnam '55; conventional war with North Vietnam '64.
What was the purpose of the Tonkin Gulf Resolution?
Changed Vietnam from a guerrilla war into a conventional war when conventional US combat troops were deployed there in March 1965 & and the bombing of North Vietnam commenced under the code name of ROLLING THUNDER.
Were did the us fight in Vietnam?
The USAF & USN fought in NORTH Vietnam (in the skies); the US Army & USMC fought on the ground in SOUTH Vietnam.
What did the tonlin gulf resolution do?
Prior to the resolution, Vietnam was strictly a guerrilla war; fought between government forces and southern (VC) communist guerrillas. After the resolution; the US committed conventional US troops and commenced open warfare against the North Vietnam. Translation: Vietnam converted from a un-conventional guerrilla war into a conventional war against another country (minus nuclear weapons).
The group that combined vietnamese nationalists with communist was?
During the Vietnam War, there were many people who lived in South Vietnam who supported and fought for the North Vietnamese. They were known as the Viet Cong.
What is the signifance of the Tonkin Gulf Resolution?
It transitioned the guerrilla war in Vietnam into an open conventional war between the US and North Vietnam.
