Vietnam War

Like most fads, nations that had battleships and colonies drew respect from surrounding nations. The bigger the battleships and the more widespread the colonies, the more powerful you were. France was amongst the competitors of the 17th, 18th, 19th and early 20th centuries.

The Chinese had control over Vietnam, but in 939, they left and an independent Vietnam was created. In 1407, the Chinese regained control of the area. In 1427, the Chinese were driven out and another Vietnam nation was established. In 1861, the French seized control of Saigon and the rest of the south by 1867. They took control of the north by 1883. In 1940-41, the Japanese advanced into and took control of Northern and Southern French Indo-China, as France had been defeated by Germany at that time. It was during this period, that Ho Chi Minh, a Vietnamese Communist, returned to Vietnam from China and headed a Revolutionary League to regain independence for Vietnam. In 1945, he proclaimed the Democratic Republic of Vietnam. When the Allies defeated Japan in WWII, the British and Chinese accepted the surrender of the Japanese in Vietnam and the French re-entered the area and took over control again. On December 19, 1946, Vietminh forces attacked the French in Hanoi and the Indochina War--also known as the Vietminh War--began. In 1954, the Vietminh defeated the French at the Battle of Dien Bien Phu, and the nation was temporarily divided into two sections, north and south. The people of the south chose Ngo Dinh Diem as their ruler and Ho continued to rule the north. Diem refused to go along with the planned elections in 1956 to unite the nation, because he knew he would lose, so the Vietminh members in the south created the Viet Cong and the war between north and south for control of the country began. MrV

because air planes werent a mode of civilian transeportaion the U.S. sent troops in boats. Because the Japanese lost to us it is acustom to help your victor so they also helped refule ,and suply boats.

The United States joined the Korean War because the US feared that all countries in Asia would be turned to a communist country. At the time of the Korean War, China was a huge factor because China supported North Korea. If the United States did not support South Korea then the domino effect would have been put to effect.

In other words.. The United States joined the Korean War to resist communism from spreading.

The flight time for flights between the above places is 13 hours

This is an approximate travel time. The actual time might change depending on the flight path chosen, weather conditions, etc.

4 major wars

3 between India and pakistan

1 between India and China

NB! sending army to Srilanka can't be considered as war or battle

alot of women died in the Vietnam war died

The Republic of South Vietnam was about 67,000 square miles.

See: Vietnam

For official purposes, customs in Vietnam dictate that people generally use the English Mr. or Ms. before the title or the title and the first name. They also use the Vietnamese word 'Thua', which stands for 'please', to add a note of reverence.

- They give more importance to their family name and put it first, then their middle name and finally their first name.

- True to the conservative traditions in Vietnam, the Vietnamese are absolutely averse to any kind of physical contact in public, especially among the opposite sex. Hence they do not generally shake hands but bow down a little to greet each other. At times they also join there hands and sometimes an elderly person touches a child's head.

• China
• The Subcontinent
• Europe

I'm not an expert in this area. But to my understanding, the Vietnam War created divisions between the American popluation and the government. People could see for the first time the devastation caused by war, and this put a massive pressure on future governments for peace and an end to American involvement in future international disputes. The American government was also deeply shocked by the proceedings in Vietnam. The infamous Tet Offensive (where the Vietcong attacked and took over approximately 100 towns and cities across South Vietnam), was seen as a military embarrasment and provided further pressure for the American army to stay out of future disputes. In South Vietnam, untold damage was done to the Vietnamese economy, infrastructure and the rainforests. Vietnam went from becoming a major exporter of rice to a country that could hardly feed it's own people. Also, due to American tactics such as "Operation Ranch-Hand" which used chemicals such as Agent Orange to defoliate the rainforests, vast areas of natural resources became useless. This further decreased South Vietnam's ability to provide for itself and recover from the war. Even though after the war, South Vietnam did eventually be defeated by the Communists, it remained very weak and therefore no longer any real threat to the US itself.

956 years old.

Việt Nam - Vietnam (combine two words: Việt - the largest ethnic dominate this country, and Nam - the south) was adopted as the official name of the country by king Gia Long in 1804. Later, it was changed to Đại Nam (Great South). In 1945, the revolutionary government change it back to Vietnam again.

It is located in Vietnam which is located in the continent of Asia

Ho Chi Minh. However, the Republic of South Vietnam does not exist anymore. Saigon was renamed Ho Chi Minh City in honor of Ho Chi Minh, who was considered hero to the communist government during Operation Ho Chi Minh, a successful attempt to capture Saigon and force the Republic of South Vietnam government to surrender. Referred as Saigon to foreigners but Ho Chi Minh to local people.

There were hundreds that were killed in action. Some were in American units. The PR 65th Regiment lost many during the conflict.

The word Vietnam is derived from two Chinese words meaning "the Viet kin in the South". Traditionally, the people of Vietnam have been regarded by westerners as staunchly xenophobic, and, as such, have been viewed as having a long standing contempt for Chinese influence on the region. Border and island disputes have only exacerbated long-standing tensions between the two nations.

Vietnam and China share many common cultural traditions which originated from the wet rice cultivation.

China controlled Vietnam for about 1000 years, a rule which ended in 939CE. Thus, Vietnamese culture, writing, politics, religion, etc. were sinicized to a a certain degree. Yet the degree to which Vietnam preserved a distinct identity and maintained separate traditions should also be noted.

During the 1st and 2nd Indochinese Wars, Vietnam grew closer to PR of China and received some funding, material, and advisors from the PRC. However, war with China in 1979 renewed hostilities.

the reason why Vietnam and china are close because is that they are both communism country, there isn't much comminusim country left in the world

The main point of the war was to prevent communism. None of the countries wanted communism so they fought to try to protect themselves and others.

WARRIORS ATTRIBUTED RAGE

After years of futile efforts to maintain a colonial presence in Viet Nam, the French finally got a tremedous butt-whupping at Dien Bien Phu, I think it was. After being thoroughly trounced by the Vietnamese forces, France finally gave up and went home. This prolonged a centuries-old tradition of the French military being repeatedly clobbered by virtually every enemy they ever fought. Come to think of it, probably the best known French warrior today is a teenage girl. Joan of Arc, they called her.Anyway, France was forced to yield the economic benefits of keeping Vietnam hostage to French economics. So, being totally oblivious of history, and the resolve of the Vietnamese forces, the US sent a few Green Berets to help out as consultants. Thus began the descent into the quagmire of war that the United States became enmeshed in. By the way, I have it on good authority that the rumor that graduates of French Army officer's training are NOT actually issued white flags, with instructions. They must provide their own.

if you consider cold blooded hanging, not being able to attend your school of choice, not being allowed to enter into certain buildings through the front door, being burned out of your home or church, not receiving proper medical attention when needed, being passed up on jobs not because you were not qualified but because you were black , then yes.

Vietnam:

Why we fought: to stop communist aggression (domino theory), agreed to help French fight North Vietnam because we needed help with the soviet union

What we wanted: stop spread of communism in Asia and Europe

What we got: nothing

Two ways:

1. Transitioning the guerrilla war in RVN to a conventional war by deploying tanks and conventional troops.

2. By directly bombing North Vietnam.

Vietnam was no longer a guerrilla war.

The ONLY real differences between the two wars was:

1. Geography (Korea was on a peninsula; which made things alot easier).

2. Different decades and languages.

3. Korea was LARGELY fought with left over WWII equipment (weapons, M1 Garand rifle as one example).

4. The Korean War was far more intense than Vietnam (higher casualties in a shorter time period).

5. Korea was cold and full of snow; Vietnam was hot and tropical.

6. Communists were stopped in Korea; they won in Vietnam.

7. Korea didn't have the anti-war movement; because it only lasted 3 yrs. Just about the same amount of time as WWII did for the US.