Vietnam+War

Jun Ha

Vietnam War


 * Cold War era war in Vietnam, Laos, and Cambodia from 1 November 1955 to the fall of Saigon on 30 April 1975
 * Involved the North Vietnamese, the Viet Cong (a small, lightly-armed guerilla force) and their Communist allies, against the Americans, the South Vietnamese government, and other anti-communist countries
 * After the Vietnamese freed themselves from the French, there was conflict over the fate of the new Vietnam; this led to the split of the country
 * Despite heavy support from artillery and air strikes, as well as better weapons, the guerilla war tactics were able to oust the Western forces
 * Opposition to the war was strong on the home front
 * When Nixon came into presidency, he signed the Paris Accords along the the Vietnamese, which called for an immediate cease-fire and the withdrawl of all troops

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