THE COLD WAR 1950 1973
THE VIETNAM WAR
Question
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Democratic Republic of Vietnam
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Ngo Dinh Diem
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Viet Cong
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Ho Chi Minh
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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 1950sā1975) and the United States (early 1960sā1973). The name is said to have first been used by South Vietnamese Pres.
Detailed explanation-2: -Vietnam War, (1954ā75), 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 was supported by the Soviet Union, China, and other communist allies; South Vietnam was supported by the United States, South Korea, the Philippines, Australia, Thailand, and other anti-communist allies.
Detailed explanation-4: -The Viet Cong were South Vietnamese supporters of the communist National Liberation Front in South Vietnam during the Vietnam War (known in Vietnam as the American War). They were allied with North Vietnam and the troops of Ho Chi Minh, who sought to conquer the south and create a unified, communist state of Vietnam.