WORLD HISTORY

HISTORY

THE COLD WAR ERA

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
The Vietnam war ended in a communist victory:TRUE OR FALSE?
A
True
B
False
C
Either A or B
D
None of the above
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Though the outcome of the war was a clear defeat for the United States, the countries surrounding Vietnam did not subsequently fall to communism, demonstrating the flawed reasoning of the domino theory.

Detailed explanation-2: -In 1975, Vietnam was officially reunified and renamed the Socialist Republic of Vietnam (SRVN), with its capital in Hà Nội.

Detailed explanation-3: -While the specter of communism drew the United States into the war, and communist forces ultimately won it, political ideology meant little to ordinary Vietnamese even during the fighting.

Detailed explanation-4: -Vietnam is a socialist republic with a one-party system led by the Communist Party. The CPV espouses Marxism–Leninism and Hồ Chí Minh Thought, the ideologies of the late Hồ Chí Minh. The two ideologies serve as guidance for the activities of the party and state.

Detailed explanation-5: -On January 27, 1973 the United States officially ended its war in Vietnam by signing the Paris Peace Accords and withdrawing from a land where it had been involved in warfare for over two decades.

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