The split occurred in 1954, and was part of the reason for the war.
Part of the cold war.
The NUMBER ONE reason for protesting the war was THEY DIDN'T WANT TO GO TO VIETNAM (THE DRAFT!).
They feared that Vietnam would become Communist if it should gain indepedence.
Stop communist aggression.
The draft.
Cambodia/Laos sometimes experienced some border "control" difficulties; North Vietnam (Vietnam after 1975) had to "fix" the problem.
He was frightened.he was frightened
We asked, they came.
Put a check on communist aggression.
french,USA,earlier china was it's friend but afterwards it invaded Vietnam for some reason
Well, it's preservation was the whole reason we (the U.S.) were there.There was no democracy anywhere in Vietnam (not even a democratic republic) both North and South Vietnam were dictatorships. South Vietnam was just our dictatorship.