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“It was fought between North Vietnam and South Vietnam. North Vietnam was supported by the Soviet Union, China and North Korea, while South Vietnam was supported by the United States, South Korea, Thailand, Australia, New Zealand, and the Philippines.”

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When did the Vietnam war start, and why?

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When did the Vietnam war start, and why?

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“In general, historians have identified several different causes of the Vietnam War, including: the spread of communism during the Cold War, American containment, and European imperialism in Vietnam.”

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Why did they create and use the draft for Vietnam war? 

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Why did they create and use the draft for Vietnam war? 

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“From 1940 until 1973, during both peacetime and periods of conflict, men were drafted to fill vacancies in the United States Armed Forces that could not be filled through voluntary means.“

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Conscription in the United States - Wikipedia

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Conscription in the United States, commonly known as the draft, has been employed by the federal government of the United States in six conflicts: the American Revolutionary War, the American Civil War, World War I, World War II, the Korean War and the Vietnam War.

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Which countries were involved during the Vietnam war

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Which countries were involved during the Vietnam war

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“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. Called the “American War” in Vietnam (or, in full, the “War Against the Americans to Save the Nation”), the war was also part of a larger regional conflict (see Indochina wars) and a manifestationof the Cold War between the United States and the Soviet Union and their respective allies.”

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“It took 19 Years, the Americans didn’t want communism to spread so they did everything they could to keep it where it was.

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France.

United States.

China.

Soviet Union.

Laos.

Cambodia.

South Korea and Other U.S. Allies.

Vietnam.”

https://www.history.com/news/vietnam-war-combatants
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Where in Vietnam did the Vietnam War take place?

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Where in Vietnam did the Vietnam War take place?

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“As its name says, the Vietnam War took place mainly in Vietnam, the easternmost country on the Indochina Peninsula in Southeast Asia.“ “However, as the war went on, it expanded to the North and even to Cambodia and Laos who shared their eastern borders with Vietnam.”

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Where did the Vietnam War take place? - The Vietnam War

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As its name says, the Vietnam War took place mainly in Vietnam, the easternmost country on the Indochina Peninsula in Southeast Asia. At the beginning of the war, most of the fighting took place in the South where the Republic of Vietnam (RVN) regime backed by the United States defended itself against Viet Cong insurgencies ...

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No one did

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Did citizens try to escape Vietnam? Where did they go?

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Did citizens try to escape Vietnam? Where did they go?

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“Near the end of the Vietnam War, people in South Vietnam began to flee due to the rise of communism in Vietnam. Many of the people who left fled on boats, and they are referred to as the Vietnamese Boat People. A majority of them were rescued and resettled into developing countries, mostly into the United States.”

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“The war, considered a Cold War-era proxy war by some, lasted 19 years, with direct U.S. involvement ending in 1973, and included the Laotian Civil War and the Cambodian Civil War, which ended with all three countries becoming communist in 1975.”

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When did the US get involved in the war?

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When did the US get involved in the war?

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“March 1965: President Johnson launches a three-year campaign of sustained bombing of targets in North Vietnam and the Ho Chi Minh Trail in Operation Rolling Thunder. The same month, U.S. Marines land on beaches near Da Nang, South Vietnam as the first American combat troops to enter Vietnam.” https://www.history.com/topics/vietnam-war/vietnam-war-timeline

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Why did they fight in Vietnam and what were they fighting for?

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Why did they fight in Vietnam and what were they fighting for?

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“The U.S. entered the Vietnam War in an attempt to prevent the spread of communism”
“The United States got involved to prevent South Vietnam from falling into communist hands.”

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"The USA became involved in Vietnam because it feared the spread of communism."

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Reasons for US involvement in Vietnam - The Vietnam War - National 5 History Revision - BBC Bitesize

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Learn how the USA was unable to defeat the Vietcong and about American opposition to the war. BBC Bitesize Scotland National 5 History guide to the Cold War