The 'Demilitarized Zone" separating North and South Vietnam was along the 17th parallel from 1954 until South Vietnam surrendered to the North in April, 1975.
South Vietnam was a sovereign state that existed until 1975.
Vietnam is a communist country since 1975. Prior to 1975 there were two Vietnams; a NORTH and a SOUTH Vietnam. Those two nations fought from about 1955 until 1975, with the US supporting South Vietnam; which was defeated by force of arms on 30 April 1975.
1955 until 1975.
Vietnam didn't exist until 1975. That is incorrect Vietnam was first mapped and included in a empire in 1069-1759 until it went under French rule. Vietnam became independent on September 2, 1945.
Lasted from 1955 until 1975; some historians prefer to use the dates of 1961-1975.
Just common people making a living, like everywhere else; up until WW2 (1940 for Indochina). At that point in time, Vietnam was at war until 1975.
ARVN was the acronym for the army of the Republic of Vietnam (South Vietnam) which existed from 1955 until the fall of Saigon in 1975.
Most Historians like to use 1961 as the starting point for the war. The Vietnam War was NOT a civil war. A civil war is two armies from the same nation fighting itself. North Vietnam & South Vietnam were separate countries. They were never one country called Vietnam until 1975.
Republic of Vietnam Marine Division was created in 1954.
In 1956, it divided Vietnam at the 17th parallel into North and South Vietnam. They remained that way until the South Vietnam government surrendered to North Vietnam forces in April, 1975.
South Vietnam lost the war to the communists in 1975 30th of April.
They controlled North Vietnam, the Ho Chi Minh Trail, and probably controlled the their ally, the VC.