The US "declared victory and went home." Got rid of the draft & created an all volunteer army.
The North defeated the South...and reunited into one country; Vietnam (no more North & South).
The US lost about 50 000 troops and this was, to my knowledge, the first time they failed to win a war since the war of 1812. Communist North Vietnam took over US-supported South Vietnam and has been a single country ever since. North and South Vietnam lost millions of soldiers and civilians in the war, many of whom were victims of US bombing campaigns. Vietnamese Propaganda portrays the war as a heroic resistance against imperialist aggression. In the US, the war is viewed as an unfortunate failure. Internationally, the war is seen as a shameful chapter of American history in which the US, which was paranoid of Communist expansion, engaged in an an unjustifiable war, under false pretenses, which only strengthened their enemies and had disastrous consequences for neighbouring countries which the US secretly bombed in an attempt to disrupt Vietnamese cross-border troop movements. In the US, the war helped to mobilize the youth during the anti-establishment "Hippy" movement. Also, both the US and Vietnamese armies gained much combat experience and learned many valuable lessons during the war. For instance, the US began their Top Gun fighter pilot training program as a result of early losses in air to air combat against Vietnamese pilots. As a result of this training program, US pilots began to dominate in air to air combat later in the war. Communist Vietnam went on to win more wars against their neighbors and are respected as a fearsome, cunning and undefeated regional military power.
No more North & South Vietnam; just Vietnam.
An all volunteer US Armed Forces as a result of draft resistance and protest.
There were 3 wars involving Vietnam in the 20th Century: 1. Guerilla warfare against the Japanese during WWII (1941-1945), with US assistance. 2. The French Indochina War (1946-1954); French Vietnam War. 3. The US Indochina War (1961-1973); US Vietnam War.
Vietnam split in two Northern Vietnam and Southern Vietnam.
Converted the guerrilla war in Vietnam into a conventional one; and started open warfare between North Vietnam & America.
The US went, fought, and departed.
The Vietnam War happened in the 1960's and throughout the 60's. The Vietnam War is considered to be one of the most pointless wars in US history.
The war transitioned from a guerrilla war into a conventional war.
Nothing out of the ordinary, life went on as usual (which was "part" of the problem for returning GIs from the war..."some" people back home in the US acted as if nothing happened over there (in Vietnam).
No more North & South Vietnam; just Vietnam.
the first US Military personnel was killed
No, the Vietnam War ended when the last US forces evacuated from the rooftop of the US embassy by helicopter. The South Vietnamese government soon fell and North Vietnam was victorious.
the Vietnam War
The Vietnam Syndrome (a nation wide lack of confidence).
An all volunteer US Armed Forces as a result of draft resistance and protest.
There were 3 wars involving Vietnam in the 20th Century: 1. Guerilla warfare against the Japanese during WWII (1941-1945), with US assistance. 2. The French Indochina War (1946-1954); French Vietnam War. 3. The US Indochina War (1961-1973); US Vietnam War.
Vietnam split in two Northern Vietnam and Southern Vietnam.