THE COLD WAR 1950 1973
THE VIETNAM WAR
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South Vietnam force
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North Vietnam force
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North Vietnamese forces in South Vietnam
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Another name for Communists
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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: -Vietnam War, (1954–75), a protracted conflict that pitted the communist government of North Vietnam and its allies in South Vietnam, known as the Viet Cong, against the government of South Vietnam and its principal ally, the United States.
Detailed explanation-3: -North Vietnam established the Viet Cong on December 20, 1960, at Tân Lập village in Tây Ninh Province to foment insurgency in the South.
Detailed explanation-4: -The South Vietnamese stronghold of Saigon (now known as Ho Chi Minh City) falls to People’s Army of Vietnam and the Viet Cong on April 30, 1975. The South Vietnamese forces had collapsed under the rapid advancement of the North Vietnamese.
Detailed explanation-5: -The Army of the Republic of Vietnam (ARVN) was the main fighting force of the Republic of Vietnam, or South Vietnam, during the war. Established on the republic’s founding in 1955, ARVN began with 150, 000 troops, and by 1975 included over one million men-at-arms.