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The Vietnam War, also known as the Second Indochina War, was a Cold War military conflict that may be said to have occurred in Vietnam, Laos, and Cambodia from September 26, 1959 to April 30, 1975. The war was fought between the communist North Vietnam, supported by its communist allies, and the government of South Vietnam, supported by the United States and other anti-communist nations. The Viet Cong, a lightly armed South Vietnamese communist-controlled common front, largely fought a guerrilla war against anti-communist forces in the region. The North Vietnamese Army engaged in a more conventional war, at times committing large units into battle. U.S. and South Vietnamese forces relied on air superiority and overwhelming firepower to conduct search and destroy operations, involving ground forces, artillery and airstrikes. The United States entered the war to prevent a communist takeover of South Vietnam as part of their wider strategy of containment. Military advisors arrived beginning in 1950. U.S. involvement escalated in the early 1960s, with U.S. troop levels tripling in 1961 and tripling again in 1962. U.S. combat units were deployed beginning in 1965. Involvement peaked in 1968 at the time of the Tet Offensive. After this, U.S. ground forces were withdrawn as part of a policy called Vietnamization. Despite the Paris Peace Accords, signed by all parties in January 1973, fighting continued. The Case-Church Amendment, passed by the U.S. Congress in response to the anti-war movement, prohibited direct U.S. military involvement after August 15, 1973. U.S. military and economic aid continued until 1975. The capture of Saigon by North Vietnamese army in April 1975 marked the end of Vietnam War. North and South Vietnam were reunified the following year. The war exacted a huge human cost in terms of fatalities, including 3 to 4 million Vietnamese from both sides, 1.5 to 2 million Laotians and Cambodians, and 58,159 U.S. soldiers. From Wikipedia under the
GNU Free Documentation License How have attitudes changed from the Vietnam war and the War in Iraq? Q. Both wars from what I know were highly disagreed upon. But we seem to support out troops more now then they did for the Vietnam War. I have heard numerous stories from Vietnam vets saying how they had been spit upon and such upon their return home. Much less support for them. Now I am not a history major, so my views may be skewed by the stories I hear and things I see in the media. So, if anyone can enlighten me more that would be greatly appreciated. Asked by katiek08@rocketmail.com - Mon Sep 22 16:43:23 2008 - - 10 Answers - 0 Comments A. Good answers so far. There are several key differences - 1: Viet Nam was mostly designed and run by Robert Macnamara (JFK's Secretary of Defense) during the Kennedy and Johnson era's - his micromanagement style pretty much doomed the conflict to a never-ending mess. 2: Casualties in Viet Nam were much higher than in Iraq (1969-1973, about 58,000 dead to 2003 - Present, about 4,500 dead) and since we had conscription a lot more people were REALLY unhappy about being there. Today's Professional Volunteer Military makes a huge difference. The folks in my unit are mostly excited to get to Iraq. 3: Culture was VERY different then. The hippie movement and it's very strong pro-drug culture had, through conscription, heavily infected the… [cont.] Answered by Orion - Mon Sep 22 19:51:17 2008 Are the Vietnam War Memorial and the Vietnam Veterans Memorial are the same thing? Q. I really have no clue if they are the same. Are the Vietnam War Memorial and the Vietnam Veterans Memorial the same thing? Asked by a-pa-ruhl - Sat Jan 10 18:52:09 2009 - - 5 Answers - 0 Comments A. Close enough. There are 3 displays as I recall. The Wall, The Three Soldiers and there is a Viet Nam Womans Memorial too. Been there twice, even took the kids in 1996. Answered by Wayne C - Sat Jan 10 19:05:03 2009 What's the difference between the Vietnam War and the Iraq War?
Q. George W. Bush had a plan to get out of the Vietnam War. Asked by mon cheri - Sat Oct 3 13:14:26 2009 - - 18 Answers - 0 Comments A. One was in the jungle and the other desert. Answered by Dennis P - Sat Oct 3 13:17:43 2009 From Yahoo Answer Search: "Vietnam War" See also:
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