THE COLD WAR 1950 1973
THE VIETNAM WAR
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Question
[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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A guerrilla warfare group in the North
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The Chinese supported South Vietnamese Amry
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The Army of South Vietnam
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The U.S. army when in country
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Detailed explanation-1: -The Army of the Republic of Vietnam (ARVN) was the main fighting force of the Republic of Vietnam, or South Vietnam, during the war. Established on the republic’s founding in 1955, ARVN began with 150, 000 troops, and by 1975 included over one million men-at-arms.
Detailed explanation-2: -American training and weapons, the Army of the Republic of Vietnam, usually called the ARVN, was in many ways ill-adapted to meet the insurgency of the Viet Cong.
Detailed explanation-3: -After the war ARVN soldiers, especially officers, were subjected by the victorious communists to even harsher penalties than civilians, including years of forced labor and indoctrination in ‘re-education camps’.
Detailed explanation-4: -The ARVN was quite capable of fighting and defeating the 20, 000 main force Viet Cong troops and the 70, 000 local force VC guerrillas in the country.