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The Vietnam war was a very the biggest surrogate war during the cold war and had a very big impact on the war. The cold war influenced the start of surrogate wars and these types of wars still happen to this day. Many countries have started conflict while trying to fight with either russia and ukraine but all the conflict is part of the bigger war.

Vietnam War Timeline

"Vietnam War Timeline". Encyclopedia Britannica, 2022, https://www.britannica.com/list/vietnam-war-timeline. Accessed 18 Apr 2022.

Vietnam War

"Vietnam War". HISTORY, 2022, https://www.history.com/topics/vietnam-war/vietnam-war-history. Accessed 18 Apr 2022.

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after the U.S retreated from Vietnam it left the south hopeless giving the USSR ans north Vietnam the upper hand in the war making them the considered winners

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June 1st 1954

The Saigon Military Mission, a covert operation to conduct  psychological warfare and paramilitary activities in South Vietnam

July 21st 1954

The geneva accords  effectively divide vietnam  in two at the 17th parallel . Although the Accords explicitly state that the 17th parallel

November 2nd 1963

Ngo dinh is assassinated by his generals as a part of coup d'etat

August 5 1964

North vietnamese torpedo boat attacks and destroys us maddox and turner in the gulf of tonkin

March 1st 1966

A Program for the Pacification and Long-Term Development of Vietnam, a study commissioned by the U.S. Army Chief of Staff, Gen. Harold k Johnson , is published. Its findings suggest that the strategy of attrition being pursued by U.S. commander Gen.

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The USSR fought with north vietnam in the attempt to expand communism while fighting against the U.S and south Vietnam

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The U.S was part of the vietnam because they fought with south vietnam to combat communism making the Vietnam war a surrogate war.

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The Vietnam war was between north and south Vietnam the south wanting capitalism and the north wanting communism. This was considered one of the many sergotage wars.

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The cold war was a very special war because there was never any actual war between the U.S and USSR. They used surrogate wars to fight each other.

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When two countries fight on behalf of certain parties