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How were the Vietcong different from North Vietnamese army?
The Viet Cong were a cadre of patriot civilians in South Vietnam who were willing to fight for Vietnam's unification. The North Vietnamese Army was assembled and trained in the North, and sent south to fight to discourage and remove the United States and their allies from what they called the 'occupation' of South Vietnam.
What was the name of the South Vietnamese army?
ARVN - the army of the republic of Viet Nam
The goal of Nixon's policy of Vietnamization was?
President Nixon's policy of Vietnamization was designed to shift the burden of Vietnam War onto the South Vietnamese army so the United States army could withdraw from the country. Nixon hoped that the South Vietnamese army would be able to defeat North Vietnam if it continued to receive supplies from the United States. The policy failed. Once the United States army withdrew, the South Vietnamese army was defeated by the North Vietnamese army.
What policy gradually turned the fighting over to the south vietnamese army?
Vietnamization.
South vietnamese program that attempted to protect villages from communist aggressors?
The Strategic Hamlet Program was intended to protect South Vietnamese villagers from communist infiltrators. The program relocated villagers to specially constructed villages run by the South Vietnamese army. The program failed due to corruption and hasty implementation.
How were the Vietcong different from North Vietnamese army?
The Viet Cong were a cadre of patriot civilians in South Vietnam who were willing to fight for Vietnam's unification. The North Vietnamese Army was assembled and trained in the North, and sent south to fight to discourage and remove the United States and their allies from what they called the 'occupation' of South Vietnam.
Army of the Republic of Vietnam?
The South Vietnamese Army; "in-country"...we called him "Arvin the Marvin." There was also a South Vietnamese Air Force, Marines, Navy, and a South Vietnamese Ranger outfit.
When was the South Vietnamese army defeated?
1975
What happened to South Vietnam after the United States were withdrawn?
The North Vietnamese Army conquered the South Vietnamese Army with a conventional tank & infantry assault in 1975.
What was the name of the South Vietnamese army?
ARVN - the army of the republic of Viet Nam
The goal of Nixon's policy of Vietnamization was?
President Nixon's policy of Vietnamization was designed to shift the burden of Vietnam War onto the South Vietnamese army so the United States army could withdraw from the country. Nixon hoped that the South Vietnamese army would be able to defeat North Vietnam if it continued to receive supplies from the United States. The policy failed. Once the United States army withdrew, the South Vietnamese army was defeated by the North Vietnamese army.
What is the correct name for the Vietnam army during the Vietnam War?
For North Vietnam or South Vietnam? The North Vietnamese were known simply as the 'North Vietnamese Army' (NVA) to US forces, but their actual title was Vietnam Peoples' Army, as it common practice in Communist states. The South Vietnamese Army was referred to as the Army of the Republic of Vietnam (ARVN).
What was the name for the military forces of the vietnamese communists?
The North Vietnamese Army was a regular army; just the like the US Army. The South Vietnamese communists living in South Vietnam were called the Viet Cong (VC); they were the guerrillas.
What was the name of the government troops of the South Vietnam government?
ARVN=Army Republic of South Vietnam. NVA=North Vietnamese Army.
What was the name for the South Vietnamese Communists?
South Vietnamese Army personnel were called ARVNs and South Viet civilians were called "Viet Nationals" (short for South Vietnamese citizens).
General Vo Nguyen Giap commanded the Army of South Vietnam?
No , he commanded the North Vietnamese Army .
What was a union disadvantage?
had a less trained army then the south
