THE COLD WAR 1950 1973
THE VIETNAM WAR
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Question
[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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Communist
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Non-communist
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Either A or B
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None of the above
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Detailed explanation-1: -The North was under the full control of the Worker’s Party, or Vietnamese Communist Party, led by Ho Chi Minh; its capital was Hanoi.
Detailed explanation-2: -Politically, Vietnam is a one-party state ruled by the Communist Party. The People’s Army of Vietnam has significant influence in the political system.
Detailed explanation-3: -The Vietnam War was a long, costly and divisive conflict that pitted the communist government of North Vietnam against South Vietnam and its principal ally, the United States. The conflict was intensified by the ongoing Cold War between the United States and the Soviet Union.
Detailed explanation-4: -The hard-line communist period (dictatorship of the proletariat) in Vietnam lasted for more than 30 years, from 1953 to 1986.
Detailed explanation-5: -Vietnam was partitioned following the 1954 Geneva Conference, with the communists ruling the northern half of the country.