THE COLD WAR 1950 1973
THE VIETNAM WAR
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Guerrillas
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Vietcong
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Cambodians
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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 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: -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. It was further shortened to just Charlie. American soldiers called them Charlie, they called themselves liberators.
Detailed explanation-3: -The name Viet Cong comes from the phrase “cong san Viet Nam, ” meaning “Vietnamese communist.” The term is rather derogatory, however, so perhaps a better translation would be “Vietnamese commie."