Ground commanders: General Westmoreland vs General Giap
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South Vietnam. In the Vietnam war when south Vietnam lost the communism took over south Vietnam.Before that north Vietnam & south Vietnam were different colonies.
North Vietnam launched an invasion of South Vietnam.North Vietnam launched an invasion of south Vietnam.
There was once a South Vietnam in the 20th Century; there is no, nor has there been, a South Vietnam in the 21st century.
South Vietnam's surrender to North Vietnam is what ended the Vietnam War. The North Vietnamese had the goal of Vietnamese Unification and the surrender of South Vietnam in 1975 allowed them to achieve that objective.
Hanoi is the capital of Vietnam.
At the time of the Vietnam War, North Vietnam was led by Ho Chi Minh, who was the founder of the Democratic Republic of Vietnam. South Vietnam was led by President Ngo Dinh Diem until 1963 when he was overthrown and later by Nguyen Van Thieu.
North Vietnam = Ho Chi Minh South Vietnam = Ngo Dinh Diem
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The South Vietemese leaders knew that he would lose the elections. (APEX)
North Vietnam launched an invasion of South Vietnam.North Vietnam launched an invasion of South Vietnam.
South Vietnam. In the Vietnam war when south Vietnam lost the communism took over south Vietnam.Before that north Vietnam & south Vietnam were different colonies.
South Vietnam is south of China
There IS no North and South Vietnam, only Vietnam. After the US withdrew combat forces from South Vietnam, North Vietnam violated the peace agreement, invaded and conquered South Vietnam. Game over.
They didn't win, North Vietnam won after the U.S pulled most of our ground troops out. The U.S. launched a few bombing campaigns (Linebacker I and Linebacker II), but eventually South Vietnam lost too much ground to the North and South Vietnam lost the war. Saigon (capital of South Vietnam) fell to communist forces on April 30, 1975. Most U.S. forces had pulled-out of South Vietnam by early 1973. When the north invaded, the south's officers fled, leaving their troops without leaders.
North Vietnam launched an invasion of South Vietnam.North Vietnam launched an invasion of south Vietnam.
Somewhat democratic South Vietnam was a member of the South East Asia Treaty Organization (SEATO), so by treaty, we were obligated to help defend South Vietnam. We entered the Vietnam War to help South Vietnam stop Communist North Vietnam from their attempts to unify the whole country.
There was once a South Vietnam in the 20th Century; there is no, nor has there been, a South Vietnam in the 21st century.