THE COLD WAR 1950 1973
THE VIETNAM WAR
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North Vietnamese Army
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Deferment
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Viet Cong
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Detailed explanation-1: -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.
Detailed explanation-2: -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).
Detailed explanation-3: -The Vietcong and North Vietnam were supported by the Soviet Union (USSR) and China who supplied money and weapons.
Detailed explanation-4: -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.