COLD WAR ERA
IMPACT OF COLD WAR
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Question
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South Vietnam was saved from Communism
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Vietnam was split and still is
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US withdrew and North and South Vietnam united under communist rule
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North Vietnam became a democratic country
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Detailed explanation-1: -Communist forces ended the war by seizing control of South Vietnam in 1975, and the country was unified as the Socialist Republic of Vietnam the following year.
Detailed explanation-2: -A military government was instituted, and on July 2, 1976, the country was officially united as the Socialist Republic of Vietnam with its capital in Hanoi. Saigon was renamed Ho Chi Minh City. The 30-year struggle for control over Vietnam was over.
Detailed explanation-3: -Following the end of the war, according to official and non-official estimates, between 200, 000 and 300, 000 South Vietnamese were sent to re-education camps, where many endured torture, starvation, and disease while they were being forced to do hard labor.
Detailed explanation-4: -At the end of the Tet Offensive, both sides had endured losses, and both sides claimed victory. The U.S. and South Vietnamese military response almost completely eliminated the NLF forces and regained all of the lost territory.