THE COLD WAR 1950 1973
THE VIETNAM WAR
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China
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France
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Soviet Union
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North Vietnam
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Detailed explanation-1: -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-2: -In the end, even though the American effort to block a communist takeover failed, and North Vietnamese forces marched into Saigon in 1975, communism did not spread throughout the rest of Southeast Asia. With the exception of Laos and Cambodia, the nations of the region remained out of communist control.
Detailed explanation-3: -French forces were pitted against a Communist-led revolution for national independence; at no point did France offer Vietnam the alternative of non-Communist independence.
Detailed explanation-4: -After the Vietnam War, Vietnam is united under communism and Laos also becomes communist.