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What were the communists who fought US troops in South Vietnam called?
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∙ 14y ago
The VC lived in the South; the NVA came from the north.
Viet Cong & North Vietnamese Army
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Vietnam shifted the burden of the ground fighting from American troops to what?
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What happened to Vietnam when American troops withdrew?
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Which commonwealth troops fought in Vietnam?
The Australians.
Why was the Vietnam war considered a defeat?
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Over two and a half million men.
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Vietnam shifted the burden of the ground fighting from American troops to what?
Vietnam shifted the burden of the ground fighting from American troops to South Vietnamese troops during the later stages of the war. This was called "Vietnamization".
What happened to Vietnam when American troops withdrew?
The North of Vietnam won the war. Also north Vietnam And I will answer all your questions. OK!!!!!!
Who were the mountanyards?
Indigenous jungle troops from Vietnam, Cambodia, and laos who fought side ny side with the allied soldiers and special forces teams during the Vietnam conflict 1953-1973.
What were North Vietnam Army tactics of the Vietnam War?
Conquest. the united states saw that japan was taking over north Vietnam and that would become communists and we did not like that. so we went into Vietnam to free north Vietnam of the Japanese.
What did Nixon promise about the Vietnam War during his campaign for the 1968 election?
Nixon said that he would pull troops out of Vietnam. Under a plan called "peace with honor", Nixon planned to negotiate an end to the war.
What was president Nixons stance on Vietnam?
He wanted to end the stalemate and remove U.S. troops from Vietnam.
