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North Vietnam did. And the effects of this war are still current to see today as Vietnam as a whole is still a communist country.

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1954 - Viet Minh troops overrun the French base at Bein Dinh Phu.

1965 - US enters the war.

1968 - Many unarmed civillian casualties caused by the US in My Lai

1973 - Last of US militia leaves Vietnam

End - South Vietnam surrenders, any additional US and South Vietnamese troops are flown to safety

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What part or role did the Soviet Union play in the Vietnam War?

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What part or role did the Soviet Union play in the Vietnam War?

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Since communism was starting to spread in Vietnam, the USSR wanted to back up and support that idea. So they starting spending money on resources that would help Vietnam.

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What part or role did the United States play in the Vietnam War?

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What part or role did the United States play in the Vietnam War?

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The US got involved with Vietnam because they didn’t want communism to spread through it. They believed that if one country is influenced by communism it’ll spread to neighboring countries. So the US spent money and had troops sent to Vietnam.

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Why are the Vietnamese fighting each other in the early 1950s? 

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Why are the Vietnamese fighting each other in the early 1950s? 

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During WWII,there was a group founded by Ho Chi Minh, and they wanted independence. They managed to capture Hanoi, the capital, and then the French tried to step in. Peace discussions were held and there was a treaty that made the French leave Vietnam and had the country divided until next elections.

Elections were never held. Vietnam remains a divided country.

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There were a lot of tension and competition between them. Ex: The space race.

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Use of third party involvement to help aid you in a war. Strategic use of human or other technological substitutes in order to minimize war efforts.