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The US sent troops to Southern Vietnam to help the southern Vietnamese fight against the communist North Vietnam

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Communist North Vietnam was trying to unite Vietnam and make a fully communist country. They did this by attempting to overpower South Vietnam

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During this war, the USSR sent troops into North Vietnam to help the North Vietnam take control of South Vietnam.

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North Vietnam wanted to make Vietnam a fully communist country

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The US was forced to extract their military and North Vietnam was able to take control of South Vietnam and make Vietnam a fully communist country. South Vietnam surrendered to North Vietnam.

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Communism was expanded because the USSR was able to help to make Vietnam a fully communist nation

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Vietnams infrastructure and economy was destroyed because their farmland was polluted

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Many Vietnamese people became refugees and fled to neighboring countries

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The US abandoned the Truman Doctrine because after their loss in the Vietnam war, many Americans were angry that they helped the Vietnamese when the US really was not involved