Yes but they wanted to unify into a communist country and the United States didn't want South Vietnam to become communist
We were fighting both the North Vietnamese Army, and the "Viet Cong." Viet Cong translates to People's Army. They were mostly South Vietnamese citizens recruited by North Vietnam agents to help the North fight to unify Viet Nam. Both armies were supplied with Chinese and Russian military equipment and weapons.
The US is not at war Iraq. The US was at war with a nation called North Vietnam.
Both parts of Vietnam were battle sites of the war.
The US is NOT at war with Iraq. The US was at war with North Vietnam.
Yes but they wanted to unify into a communist country and the United States didn't want South Vietnam to become communist
Unification was Ho Chi Minh's goal.
South Vietnam wanted to remain an autonomous democracy, and North Vietnam wanted to unify the whole country under communism.
We were at war with Vietnam because they disagreed with us about something.
We were fighting both the North Vietnamese Army, and the "Viet Cong." Viet Cong translates to People's Army. They were mostly South Vietnamese citizens recruited by North Vietnam agents to help the North fight to unify Viet Nam. Both armies were supplied with Chinese and Russian military equipment and weapons.
North Vietnam and South Vietnam. South Vietnam was a democratic republic and North Vietnam had a socialist government headed by a communist regime. North Vietnam was trying to defeat the democracy of South Vietnam and unify the country.
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.
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The US is not at war Iraq. The US was at war with a nation called North Vietnam.
The US is not at war with Iraq. The US was at war with North Vietnam.
See website: Vietnam War
Both parts of Vietnam were battle sites of the war.