THE COLD WAR 1950 1973
THE VIETNAM WAR
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Question
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What was the capital of South Vietnam?
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Da Nang
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Hanoi
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Saigon
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Hue
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnamese Thanh Pho Ho Chi Minh, formerly (until 1976) Saigon, largest city in Vietnam. It was the capital of the French protectorate of Cochinchina (1862–1954) and of South Vietnam (1954–75).
Detailed explanation-2: -The Democratic Republic of Vietnam (North Vietnam) unified South Vietnam in April 30, 1975 and Saigon was subsequently renamed Ho Chi Minh City in honour of Ho Chi Minh, one of the main founders of the Vietnamese Communist Party.
Detailed explanation-3: -On April 30, 1975, the South Vietnamese capital of Saigon fell to the North Vietnamese Army, effectively ending the Vietnam War. In the days before, U.S. forces evacuated thousands of Americans and South Vietnamese.
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