Vietnam War (1 ноя 1955 г. – 30 апр 1975 г.)

Описание:

N vs S Vietmam
First Helicopter War
- agent orange, napalm, search and destroy missions, guerilla warfare in jungle
Jungle War
- soldiers on reconnaissance
Living Room War (first TV war = less support bc Americans can see the destruction happening)
- leads to protests of war (counter culture)
NORTH:
- traditional style of living = agri, rural, village
- less FR influence than S
- Support Ho Chi Minh (communist)
- Vietnamese ntlism rise = want freedom from FR
- Viet Minh indep mvmt = declared indep after WWII
SOUTH:
- industrialized
- more FR influence
- open to W influence because could export surplus (trade)
had more money
- anti communist (so US Support) = Ngo Diem
Viet Cong:
Northern supporters in the South = civil war in S
- wanted to be 1 Vietnam

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