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Beginning of Vietnam war
How did the Vietnam War start? On May 07, 1954, Viet Minh forces won the Battle of Dien Bien Phu and ended French involvement in Indochina. ... Second and most importantly, if the communists won in Vietnam, communism could spread throughout Southeast Asia and become a greater threat to the U.S.May 28, 2013https://thevietnamwar.info/how-did-the-vietnam-war-start/ -
Vietnam war
The Vietnam War, also known as the Second Indochina War, and in Vietnam as the Resistance War Against America or simply the American War, was a conflict that occurred in Vietnam, Laos, and Cambodia from 1 November 1955 to the fall of Saigon on 30 April 1975. Wikipedia -
The united states joined the Vietnam war
On March 8, 1965, the first American combat troops – the 9th Marine Expeditionary Brigade – waded ashore at China Beach north of Da Nang. There had already been limited U.S.naval action, and the bombing of North Vietnam had commenced.Mar 8, 2013https://www.dallasnews.com/opinion/opinion/2013/03/08/few-will-remember-u-s-entered-vietnam-war-48-years-ago-today -
The president who declared Vietnam
After Congress repealed the Gulf of Tonkin Resolution in January 1971 and President Richard Nixon continued to wage war in Vietnam, Congress passed the War Powers Resolution (Pub.L. 93–148) over the veto of Nixon in an attempt to rein in some of the president's claimed powers.https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Declaration_of_war_by_the_United_States -
What happened is some of the Vietnam war
Opposition to the war in the United States bitterly divided Americans, even after President Richard Nixon ordered the withdrawal of U.S. forces in 1973. Communist forces ended the war by seizing control of South Vietnam in 1975, and the country was unified as the Socialist Republic of Vietnam the following year.https://www.history.com/topics/vietnam-war/vietnam-war-history -
How the Vietnam war ended
Under the provisions of the Accords, U.S. forces were completely withdrawn. Unfortunately, this did not end the war for the Vietnamese and the fighting continued until April 1975 when Saigon fell to the communists.https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/nixon-declares-vietnam-war-is-ending -
Who won the Vietnam war
The truth is that our military won the war, but our politicians lost it. The Communists in North Vietnam actually signed a peace treaty, effectively surrendering. But the U.S. Congress didn't hold up its end of the bargain.Jun 23, 2014https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7hqYGHZCJwk&edufilter=idNmP7uBqhiniPcYL1W6iQ -
The out come of Vietnam war
The impact on Vietnam. The North Vietnamese army - the NVA - massacred thousands of South Vietnamese after the Americans had left. Many people tried to flee South Vietnam (eg the "boat people"). The Vietnamese had to fight wars against Cambodia and China before their independence was secured.http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/gcsebitesize/history/mwh/vietnam/afterthewarrev1.shtml -
The president who started the Vietnam war
Dwight D. Eisenhower
The Viet Cong. With the Cold War intensifying worldwide, the United States hardened its policies against any allies of the Soviet Union, and by 1955 President Dwight D. Eisenhower had pledged his firm support to Diem and South Vietnam.https://www.history.com/topics/vietnam-war/vietnam-war-history -
The soilders who died in Vietnam war
Not until 1995 did Vietnam release its official estimate of war dead: as many as 2 million civilians on both sides and some 1.1 million North Vietnamese and Viet Cong fighters. The U.S. military has estimated that between 200,000 and 250,000 South Vietnamese soldiers died in the war.https://www.britannica.com/event/Vietnam-War
