Rusk expressed skepticism about the South Vietnamese government's ability to effectively combat the communist forces, particularly the Viet Cong and North Vietnamese Army. He was concerned about issues such as internal corruption, lack of popular support, and the government's overall stability. Despite these concerns, Rusk believed that with continued U.S. support and military assistance, the South Vietnamese could bolster their defenses and improve their chances against communism. However, he acknowledged that the fight would be challenging and required significant commitment from both the South Vietnamese leadership and the United States.
To defend against Communist expansion.
France was the only country after WW2 that refused to grant independence to its Asian colonies. Ho Chi Minh had tried to ask the U.S. to help negotiate with the French, but the U.S. refused because he had had communist contacts during WW2. That left no option but a war of independence against France, which as the only military support he could get was from his previous communist contacts Vietnam eventually became a communist nation.
because they felt like it. or They did not seem to fight as hard as their North Vietnamese and NLF counterparts.
The north Vietnamese were fighting with the south Vietnamese because the Viet-min (north) wanted to impliment a communist government and the Viet-cong (south) wanted to remain as they were. The USA interfene and made the whole thing worse.
Ho Chi Minh Was a good leader because At the Party Congress at Tours on Christmas Day, 1920, Ho Chi Minh sided with the Communist wing of the party since the Communists advocated immediate independence for all colonial areas. Vietnamese did not have to be Communist to join the fight against the French, and the ranks of the Viet Minh swelled with patriotic volunteers. He had certainly led his native Communist Party through almost 40 years of success, creating a state where none had existed before and devising a Communist government to run it. As a young Communist functionary, he avoided Stalin's great purges of the 1920s and 30s. As a mature Communist leader, he steered a middle course between the Russians and Chinese in their great schism, offending neither and retaining the support of both. In sum, Ho Chi Minh was that great contradiction: a dedicated Communist who was also a fervent nationalist. Throughout his life he never lost sight of his goal of an independent Vietnamese state, and even as a Communist leader he pursued an essentially Vietnamese course, even when pure Communist theory might have dictated other choices.
To defend against Communist expansion.
The Communist North Vietnam acting in support and defence of the capitalist South Vietnamese.
The NVA and the VC (North Vietnamese Army and the Viet Cong).
A communist (North Vietnamese Army) victory united them. The "Non-communist forces" had been conquered (defeated).
President Kennedy sent special forces troops, known as Green Berets, to advise and train South Vietnamese forces during the Vietnam War. These troops were sent to help the South Vietnamese government and military fight against communist forces in order to prevent the spread of communism in Southeast Asia.
um no!because i am Vietnamese and i am here not all vietnamese people are killed but vietnamese people often fight for a reason Ex-stole somthing yes,even girls(slap fights)
The Soviet Union (Russia today) and Communist (Red China back then) China supplied the North. While the US supplied the South (Vietnam).
France was the only country after WW2 that refused to grant independence to its Asian colonies. Ho Chi Minh had tried to ask the U.S. to help negotiate with the French, but the U.S. refused because he had had communist contacts during WW2. That left no option but a war of independence against France, which as the only military support he could get was from his previous communist contacts Vietnam eventually became a communist nation.
The United States where fighting the North Vietnamese Army to deter communism in South Vietnam. The Chinese also were a part of the conflict however not so much as a direct entity as a funding source for the NVA.
the french,then the usa and south vietnamese government forces
It was a "secret war" which was not the best kept secret. Afghanistan was invaded by the USSR in 1980, and the US supplied the Afghan resistance (called the Mujahideen) with modern firepower to fight them, much as Communist countries supplied the North Vietnamese earlier, without committing their regular forces.
There were several countries involved in the Vietnamese fight for independence, including the United States, France, and Australia.