WORLD HISTORY

COLD WAR ERA

IMPACT OF COLD WAR

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Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]

Which side ended up winning the Vietnam war and taking control of the entire country?

A	Soviet Union
B	North Vietnam
C	United States
D	South Vietnam

Explanation:

Detailed explanation-1: -In 1975, the North Vietnamese finally achieved the objective of uniting the country under one communist government. The Socialist Republic of Vietnam was formally established on July 2, 1976, and Saigon was renamed Ho Chi Minh City.

Detailed explanation-2: -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-3: -Born Nguyen Sinh Cung, and known as “Uncle Ho, ” Ho Chi Minh led the Democratic Republic of Vietnam from 1945-69. Ho had embraced communism while living abroad in England and France from 1915-23; in 1919, he petitioned the powers at the Versailles peace talks for equal rights in Indochina.

Detailed explanation-4: -The Vietnam War was a long, costly, and divisive conflict that pitted the communist government of North Vietnam against South Vietnam and its principal ally, the United States. The conflict was intensified by the ongoing Cold War between the United States and the Soviet Union.

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