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A war/fight between two countries that is never fought between the two countries directly. It is usually fought through another country or within another war.

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Post 2 - What's different about the Cold War?

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Post 2 - What's different about the Cold War?

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The cold war isn’t like a traditional type of war because neither side actually directly fought; there were only threats and preparations made. (This is called a surrogate/proxy war)

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Post 6 - Timeline  (The bold letters are an explanation of the significance of the event)

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Post 6 - Timeline  (The bold letters are an explanation of the significance of the event)

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April, 1954 - The US concludes in a speech that there is a ‘domino effect’ taking place in Asia, meaning that if Vietnam went to communism, the rest of Asia would eventually do the same. This was the motivation for the US to fight for South Vietnam for so long.

June 1, 1954 - This is considered the official beginning of the war and was when the first actions were taken.

July 21, 1954 - the Geneva Accords were put into place which split Vietnam in half into North and South Vietnam.

August 2, 1964 - The gulf of tonkin incident was what officially brought the US into the war. The Maddox (a US ship) shot warning fires towards a Soviet ship found on their ground and they fought back concluding war.

August 7, 1964 - The Gulf of Tonkin Resolution was approved which gave the president the right to “to take all necessary measures to repel any armed attack against the forces of the United States and to prevent any further aggression.” This meant that the US could do whatever needed to defend themselves, including going to war.

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Post 8 - What does the Vietnam War have to do with the Cold War?

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Post 8 - What does the Vietnam War have to do with the Cold War?

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The Vietnam war was a big war on its own, but it was also a part of the Cold war. While it was fought in Vietnam, it was also a fight between the US and the Soviet Union. The Soviets were defending and providing for North Vietnam in hopes to spread communism while the US was fighting for South Vietnam to stop the communist spread. It was basically a continuation of the Cold war but using Vietnam as the “middle man” or the surrogate. Both the US and the USSR had the same goals as they did during the Cold war. The only difference was that this time they were actually going to war about it instead of just posing threats. The Vietnam war was simply a step in the long staircase we call the Cold War.

"Vietnam War | Facts, Summary, Years, Timeline, Casualties, Combatants, & Facts". Encyclopedia Britannica, 2022, https://www.britannica.com/event/Vietnam-War. Accessed 18 Apr 2022.

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

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Post 3 - What were the Vietnamese fighting about in the 1950s?

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Post 3 - What were the Vietnamese fighting about in the 1950s?

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North Vietnam wanted to unify all of Vietnam and bring them entirely into communism while the US was fighting with South Vietnam to keep that from happening.

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Post 5 - What part does the Soviet Union play in the Vietnam War? Why?

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Post 5 - What part does the Soviet Union play in the Vietnam War? Why?

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They provided weapons and aid for North Vietnam as a way to fight in the war without sending troops. They did this because they wanted communism to continue to spread.

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Post 4 - What part does the US play in the Vietnam War? Why?

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Post 4 - What part does the US play in the Vietnam War? Why?

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The US fought for South Vietnam because they didn’t want Vietnam to convert to communism. They did this in fear that all of Asia would eventually convert to communism and they wanted to stop that.

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Post 7 - Who won? What major effects did it have?

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Post 7 - Who won? What major effects did it have?

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North Vietnam and the Soviets won the war after many years of fighting. This meant that Vietnam was reunified and converted completely to communism. One of the biggest effects however, were the insane casualty count with around 2 million Vietnamese civilians, 1.1 million North Vietnamese troops and 200,000 South Vietnamese troops killed.