THE COLD WAR 1950 1973
THE VIETNAM WAR
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Vietminh
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Vietcong
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Guerrilla Army
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None of the Above
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Detailed explanation-1: -Viet Cong (VC), in full Viet Nam Cong San, English Vietnamese Communists, the guerrilla force that, with the support of the North Vietnamese Army, fought against South Vietnam (late 1950s–1975) and the United States (early 1960s–1973). The name is said to have first been used by South Vietnamese Pres.
Detailed explanation-2: -They were the North Vietnamese Army, the NVA, the People’s Army of Vietnam and they were the People’s Liberation Armed Forces of South Vietnam. Collectively the United States often called them the Viet Cong. It was commonly shortened to VC, which in military alphabet code was spoken as Victor Charlie.
Detailed explanation-3: -The Vietcong were a group of communist guerilla fighters located in South Vietnam who supported a reunited Vietnam under communist rule. They emerged as a force of resistance fighters following the Indochina War in 1954.
Detailed explanation-4: -These authors tell readers that “Viet Cong”-meaning “Vietnamese communist”-was a pejorative term invented by officers of the United States Information Agency.