The Vietnam War by Connor Regnier https://padlet.com/25regnierc/3nwbisiabk0t How It Was a Surrogate War en-us 2017-04-07 17:12:55 UTC 2022-04-20 13:32:09 UTC hello@padlet.com A Surrogate War 25regnierc https://padlet.com/25regnierc/3nwbisiabk0t/wish/2150266593 A surrogate war is a war that takes place for another war. The Vietnam War was a surrogate war because it was sponsored by the USA and the USSR. instead of fighting each other, these countries funded smaller wars.]]> 2022-04-20 12:55:48 UTC https://padlet.com/25regnierc/3nwbisiabk0t/wish/2150266593 The Cold War 25regnierc https://padlet.com/25regnierc/3nwbisiabk0t/wish/2150269681 A cold war is very different from a hot war. A cold war was made possible by the new technologies such as the nuclear bomb. The USA and the USSR did not actually fight, instead they spread their ideologies and spied on each other.]]> 2022-04-20 12:57:54 UTC https://padlet.com/25regnierc/3nwbisiabk0t/wish/2150269681 Why They Were Fighting 25regnierc https://padlet.com/25regnierc/3nwbisiabk0t/wish/2150273880 North Vietnam was a communist country while South Vietnam was capitalist. this caused them to split into 2 countries. North Vietnam wanted to united the vietnamese people, and they went about this by conquering all of Vietnam]]> 2022-04-20 13:00:40 UTC https://padlet.com/25regnierc/3nwbisiabk0t/wish/2150273880 What Role The USA Played 25regnierc https://padlet.com/25regnierc/3nwbisiabk0t/wish/2150277535 The USA started by sending money and guns to the soldiers in South Vietnam. After the South Vietnamese defeat in many major battles, the USA sent troops to fight with them. The USA fought with the South Vietnamese because they were capitalists, fighting against communists. This was the american plan to stop comunism.]]> 2022-04-20 13:03:13 UTC https://padlet.com/25regnierc/3nwbisiabk0t/wish/2150277535 What Role The USSR Played 25regnierc https://padlet.com/25regnierc/3nwbisiabk0t/wish/2150285399 The USSR sent supplies to the north vietnamese government, this was because the north vietnamese government was communist and the USSR want communism to spread.]]> 2022-04-20 13:08:26 UTC https://padlet.com/25regnierc/3nwbisiabk0t/wish/2150285399 Timeline of Important Events 25regnierc https://padlet.com/25regnierc/3nwbisiabk0t/wish/2150299571 1945- Ho Chi Minh takes power. this is important because Ho Chi Minh was a dedicated communist. He became known as "Uncle Ho" and was a symbol of Vietnam's reunification.
July 21st 1954- The Geneva Convention divides Vietnam by the 17th parallel. this is important because to made a divide between North and South Vietnam.
March 1965- America enters the Vietnam War. This is important because this was the wars first military intervention since its beginning.]]> 2022-04-20 13:17:15 UTC https://padlet.com/25regnierc/3nwbisiabk0t/wish/2150299571 Who Won? 25regnierc https://padlet.com/25regnierc/3nwbisiabk0t/wish/2150305222 March 29th, 1973- The USA leaves Vietnam and the South Vietnamese government.
This sudden absence of military power meant the North Vietnamese government could roll over the South Vietnamese government and win the war. This war ended with the communist north winning and unifying Vietnam]]> 2022-04-20 13:20:35 UTC https://padlet.com/25regnierc/3nwbisiabk0t/wish/2150305222 Sources 25regnierc https://padlet.com/25regnierc/3nwbisiabk0t/wish/2150308393 Vietnam War
"Vietnam War". HISTORY, 2022, https://www.history.com/topics/vietnam-war.

"Vietnam War | Facts, Summary, Years, Timeline, Casualties, Combatants, & Facts". Encyclopedia Britannica, 2022, https://www.britannica.com/event/Vietnam-War.
]]> 2022-04-20 13:22:32 UTC https://padlet.com/25regnierc/3nwbisiabk0t/wish/2150308393 What is Was 25regnierc https://padlet.com/25regnierc/3nwbisiabk0t/wish/2150348528 The Vietnam War was a part of the larger USA-USSR cold war. this is because both countries sponsored a side and helped them win. Both the USA and the USSR were using this as an excuse to spread their ideologies. This war was an excuse to harm each other without actually declaring war. Still today, Vietnam is still a communist country. America suffered a humiliating loss during this war and it was the only loss in American history]]> 2022-04-20 13:31:52 UTC https://padlet.com/25regnierc/3nwbisiabk0t/wish/2150348528