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    Date1 November 1955 – 30 April 1975 · (19 years, 5 months and 29 days)
    LocationSouth Vietnam · North Vietnam · Cambodia · Laos · South China Sea · Gulf of Thailand (spillover conflict in China, and Thailand)
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    • The Vietnam War (1 November 1955 – 30 April 1975) was an armed conflict in Vietnam, Laos, and Cambodia fought between North Vietnam (Democratic Republic of Vietnam) and South Vietnam (Republic of Vietnam) and their allies. North Vietnam was supported by the Soviet Union and China, while South Vietnam was supported by the United States an… See more

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    Names

    Various names have been applied and have shifted over time, though Vietnam War is the most commonly used title in English. It has been called the Second Indochina War since it spread to Laos and Cambodia, … See more

    Background

    Vietnam had been under French control as part of French Indochina since the mid-19th century. Under French rule, Vietnamese nationalism was suppressed, so revolutionary groups conducted their activities a… See more

    Transition period

    At the 1954 Geneva Conference, Vietnam was temporarily partitioned at the 17th parallel. Ho Chi Minh wished to continue war in the south, but was restrained by Chinese allies who convinced him he could win control … See more

    Diệm era, 1954–1963

    A devout Catholic, Diệm was fervently anti-communist, nationalist, and socially conservative. Historian Luu Doan Huynh notes "Diệm represented narrow and extremist nationalism coupled with autocracy a… See more

    Kennedy's escalation, 1961–1963

    In the 1960 U.S. presidential election, Senator John F. Kennedy defeated incumbent Vice President Richard Nixon. Although Eisenhower warned Kennedy about Laos and Vietnam, Europe and Latin America "lo… See more

    Gulf of Tonkin and Johnson's escalation, 1963–1969

    Kennedy was assassinated on 22 November 1963. Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson had not been heavily involved with policy toward Vietnam; however, upon becoming president, he immediately focused it. On 24 November … See more

    Tet Offensive and its aftermath

    In late 1967, the PAVN lured American forces into the hinterlands at Đắk Tô and at the Marine Khe Sanh combat base, where the U.S. fought The Hill Fights. These were part of a diversionary strategy meant to draw US fo… See more

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    United States in the Vietnam War - Wikipedia

    Shortly thereafter an incident occurred off the coast of the Democratic Republic of Vietnam (North Vietnam) that was destined to escalate the conflict to new levels and lead to the full scale Americanization of the war.

     
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    Vietnam War | Facts, Summary, Years, Timeline, …

    3 days ago · The Vietnam War (1954–75) was a conflict that pitted the communist government of North Vietnam and its allies in South Vietnam, the Viet Cong, against South Vietnam and its principal ally, the United States.

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    Vietnam War casualties - Wikipedia

    An overview of the estimates and sources of deaths in the Vietnam War and its spillover conflicts in Cambodia and Laos. Includes civilian and military casualties, causes of death, and war memorials.

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    Vietnam War - Simple English Wikipedia, the free …

    A brief overview of the Vietnam War, a conflict between North Vietnam and South Vietnam from 1955 to 1975, with involvement of other countries. Learn about the causes, events, outcomes, casualties, and controversies of the war.

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    What were the causes of the Vietnam War?
    The causes of the Vietnam War revolve around the simple belief held by America that communism was threatening to expand all over south-east Asia. In short, the Vietnam War started as a result of the U.S.’s strategy of containment during the Cold War, which aimed to prevent the spread of communism throughout the world.

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    What was the Vietnam War?
    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.

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    Who was involved in the Vietnam War?
    The Vietnam War (1955-1975) was a military conflict between North Vietnam (supported by China and the Soviet Union) and South Vietnam (supported by the United States, South Korea, Australia, and several other US allies). It is often described as a proxy war of the Cold War era.

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    What were the consequences of the Vietnam War?
    The most immediate effect of the Vietnam War was the staggering death toll. The war killed an estimated 2 million Vietnamese civilians, 1.1 million North Vietnamese troops and 200,000 South Vietnamese troops. During the air war, America dropped 8 million tons of bombs between 1965 and 1973.

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    Vietnam - Wikipedia

    Vietnam, [e] [f] officially the Socialist Republic of Vietnam, [g] [h] is a country at the eastern edge of mainland Southeast Asia, with an area of about 331,000 square kilometres (128,000 sq mi) and a population of over 100 million, …

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    Oct 29, 2009 · Learn about the origins, course and consequences of the Vietnam War, a long and divisive conflict between communist North Vietnam and South Vietnam, backed by the United States. Explore the roots of the …

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    International participation in the Vietnam War

    The Vietnam War involved many countries across the world. North Vietnam received support from the Eastern Bloc, while South Vietnam was generally supported by nations of the Western Bloc. Ho Chi Minh from the Việt Minh …

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    War in Vietnam (1954–1959) - Wikipedia

    The 1954 to 1959 phase of the Vietnam War was the era of the two nations. Coming after the First Indochina War, this period resulted in the military defeat of the French, a 1954 Geneva meeting that partitioned Vietnam into North and …

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