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What did the vietcong do?
They were the resistance element within South Vietnam and were largely controlled by the Communist North Vietnamese.
Who are the Congs?
Cong is short for Viet Cong. The Viet Cong were the communist guerrilla forces backed by North Vietnam when they fought against South Vietnam during the Vietnam War.
Were American troops still in Vietnam when it became a communist country?
No. U.S. and allied forces left Vietnam in April, 1973 and South Vietnam took on the role of defending their country on their own. Communist tanks rolled into the South's capital of Saigon just two years later, in April 1975 and accepted the surrender of South Vietnam's Premier.
Did Vietnam gain anything from the Vietnam war?
Communist North Vietnam re-united with the NON-Communist SOUTH Vietnam, creating ONE Communist country; Vietnam.
Was the Viet Cong an organization?
Yes. They were a Vietnamese Communist paramilitary organization primarily based in South Vietnam in support of the North Vietnamese military forces. The Viet Cong was dissolved in 1976 when South Vietnam capitulated to North Vietnamese military forces.
What effect did the withdraw of American troop have on south Vietnam?
South Vietnam was overrun by communist forces.
What did the communist forces in South Vietnam become known as?
Viet Cong
In 1975 south vietnam-?
became Communist and reunited with North Vietnam
What important events happened during Gerald Ford term?
The fall of Cambodia and South Vietnam to Communist forces was probably the big event.
Vietcong army?
Communist sympathizers living in South Vietnam; often conducting guerrilla warfare against Republic of South Vietnam Government forces.
What did the vietcong do?
They were the resistance element within South Vietnam and were largely controlled by the Communist North Vietnamese.
Analyze the conflicts in Korea and Vietnam and describe their domestic and international effects?
1. The Korean War began like WWII, with a North Korean mechanized (tank/infantry) attack into South Korea and it ended like WWI, stalemated and signed off with an "Armistice." 2. The Vietnam War began by North Vietnamese Army infiltration into South Vietnam, and ended with a victorious NVA conventional tank/infantry attack into South Vietnam. Translation: 1. Communist forces lost the Korean War (they did NOT attain their objective). 2. Communist forces won the Vietnam War (they DID attain their objective).
Where did the Vietnam War end?
At the South Vietnam Presidential Palace compound in Saigon on April 30, 1975 when North Vietnamese communist forces accepted the surrender of South Vietnam.
Why did US forces invade Vietnam?
The US didn't invade South Vietnam. The Republic of South Vietnam asked for US help as they couldn't stem the Red Tide (communist infiltration).
Vietcong?
Communist guerrilla movement in Vietnam that fought the South Vietnamese government forces 1954-75 with the support of the North Vietnamese army and opposed the South Vietnamese and US forces in the Vietnam War.
Why did the communists attack south Vietnam?
They wanted it under Communist North Vietnamese control; a united Vietnam...what it is today. They won the war, remember?
Did Nixon thought that South Vietnam was strong enough to resist a communist takeover even if American forces were pulled out?
no nixon didnt belive that south vietnam was strong enought
