Introduction to Vietnam War
From 1954-1975, a protracted military conflict occurred between the
non-Communist forces of South Vietnam, which was supported by the United
States, and the communist forces of North Vietnam which was then
supported by China and the Soviet Union. It created the strongest
tensions in the US and Vietnam history. Approximately three million men
and women were sent to fight during this remarkable war. An estimation
of almost 2.5 million people was killed from both sides and an
immeasurable damage in the physical, emotional and moral properties of
the Vietnamese and their country.
The Vietnam War was considered as a prolonged struggle between two
Nationalist forces who were attempting to unify the whole Vietnam under
a communist form of government. The conflict occurs between these people
and the Vietnamese from the southern region with the aid of the
government of the United States of America who were both trying to stop
the spread of communism in the country. This war was perceived negative by most
people in the US, thus later lost the American’s public support that
then was stopped by their leaders. After the unforgettable war in
Vietnam, it became the benchmark of what not to do in all future foreign
conflicts.
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