THE COLD WAR 1950 1973
THE VIETNAM WAR
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Professional army of South Vietnam
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Professional army of North Vietnam
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Guerrillas living in the South who supported the North
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Chinese soldiers fighting for the North
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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: -The Vietcong were a group of communist guerilla fighters located in South Vietnam who supported a reunited Vietnam under communist rule. They emerged as a force of resistance fighters following the Indochina War in 1954.
Detailed explanation-3: -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-4: -Vietnam War, (1954–75), a protracted conflict that pitted the communist government of North Vietnam and its allies in South Vietnam, known as the Viet Cong, against the government of South Vietnam and its principal ally, the United States.
Detailed explanation-5: -North Vietnam established the Viet Cong on December 20, 1960, at Tân Lập village in Tây Ninh Province to foment insurgency in the South.