THE COLD WAR 1950 1973
THE VIETNAM WAR
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Question
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China had invaded Vietnam
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Communist North Vietnam invaded South Vietnam attempting to reunite the country of Vietnam that had been split at the 17th parallel
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Japan launched a full-scale invasion of South Vietnam
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The Soviet Union had placed nuclear weapons in Vietnam
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Detailed explanation-1: -The conflict in Vietnam took root during an independence movement against French colonial rule and evolved into a Cold War confrontation. The conflict in Vietnam took root during an independence movement against French colonial rule and evolved into a Cold War confrontation.
Detailed explanation-2: -Reason three-The Domino Theory China had become communist in 1949 and communists were in control of North Vietnam. The USA was afraid that communism would spread to South Vietnam and then the rest of Asia. It decided to send money, supplies and military advisers to help the South Vietnamese Government.
Detailed explanation-3: -After World War II and the collapse of Vietnam’s monarchy, France attempted to re-establish its colonial rule but was ultimately defeated in the First Indo-China War. The Geneva Accords in 1954 partitioned the country temporarily in two with a promise of democratic elections in 1956 to reunite the country.