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A war/fight between 2 nations that act on behalf of other parties.

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The U.S. and USSR didn’t fight each other directly.

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North and South Vietnam were fighting each other because each side wanted a different kind of Vietnam. The Northside wanted a nation that was communist and the Southside wanted a nation that was close economic and wanted cultural ties to the west.

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The U.S. intensified the conflict during the Cold War. The U.S. also got involved to prevent South Vietnam from falling into communist hands.

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The USSR intensified the conflict during the Cold War. The USSR also helped Vietnam. The USSR did give Vietnam Aid and Supplies of armaments.

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July 1959 - The first U.S. soldiers are killed in Vietnam.

September 1960 - Ho Chi Minh is replaced by Le Duan as the head of the North because Ho Chi Minh is facing failing health issues. This is significant because it  changes things, because now things are run differently because a new person is in charge. Le Duan isn’t Ho Chi Minh so he approaches things differently.

August 1964 - The USS Maddox is attacked by North Vietnamese patrol torpedoes. President Johnson for airstrikes on North Vietnamese patrol boat bases.

August 1964 - The attacks in the Gulf of Tonkin spur Congress to pass the Gulf of Tonkin Resolution. It lets the President use armed forces against any conflict and lets the president take any necessary measures.

This is significant because it could let the President use his anger against Vietnam. He could activate the armed forces at any time and attack back.

July 1965 - President Johnson called for 50,000 ground troops to Vietnam which increases the draft by 35,000 each month. This is significant because it shows how many people the U.S. needed for the Vietnam War. Many people were losing their loved ones to the war and some even died in combat.

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Communist forces seized control of South Vietnam in 1975, then the next year Vietnam was declared the Socialist Republic of Vietnam.  A major effect was the death toll. The war killed 2 million Vietnamese civilians, 1.1 million North Vietnamese troops, and 200,000 South Vietnamese troops. Another effect was the U.S. troops. Over 58,300 troops went missing or died.

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This was a part of the Cold War because it was part of the overall challenge to try and stop the communist conflict. The U.S. was trying to stop the communist spread and part of Vietnam was trying to spread communism so the U.S. helped the Southside to stop the spread. Although the USSR wasn’t really involved the U.S still had its approach to stop communism. This connects to the present day because the U.S. still doesn’t like communism. The U.S. still helps any non-communist nation. The U.S. still follows to not help any communists to stop the spread.

Works Cited

History.com Editors. “Vietnam War.” History.com, A&E Television Networks, 29 Oct. 2009, www.history.com/topics/vietnam-war/vietnam-war-history.

History.com Editors. “Vietnam War Timeline.” History.com, A&E Television Networks, 13 Sept. 2017, www.history.com/topics/vietnam-war/vietnam-war-timeline.