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V ietnam

V ietnam. W ar. It all started when. The Vietnam War began on November 1st, 1955. It was a war that fought in Vietnam, Cambodia and Laos. It ended with the Fall of Saigon on April 30th, 1975.

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V ietnam

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  1. Vietnam War

  2. It all started when... The Vietnam War began on November 1st, 1955. It was a war that fought in Vietnam, Cambodia and Laos. It ended with the Fall of Saigon on April 30th, 1975. The Vietnam War all started when the American's were very nervous about the Domino Theory coming true where the communists will take over the world and they wanted to fight and abolish communism, so they got involved. The French were ruling Vietnam and they were very harsh on the people of Vietnam. The Vietnamese were very poor and did not have enough food to eat. The Japanese and French shared control over Vietnam for their own selfish reasons. Timeline: 1858-1884: France invades Vietnam and makes Vietnam a colony. Autumn 1964: US turns down an offer of secret peace talks with North Vietnam. 3rd January 1973: Final stage of peace talks began that would lead to the singing of a Vietnam cease fire on 27 Jan. 23 Jan 1973: President Nixon announced an agreement to end war and bring peace with honor in Vietnam and South-East Asia. 30 April 1975: War end with the Fall of Saigon.

  3. Questions and Answers... Who started the Vietnam War? The French. The Vietnamese didn't like being a French colony, so they rebelled. What happened during the Vietnam War? Basically, the communists from the Soviet Union and China were trying to spread communism throughout the world. Since both countries are close in proximity's to Vietnam, they decided that they should invade to spread their form of government. What happened to the people of Vietnam during the war? Lots got killed, other wound up, starving or becoming refugees. The people of Vietnam suffered greatly during the war, especially the people in the South where the war was fought. What was the Vietnam War about? It was a conflict between the Democratic Republic of Vietnam, allied with the National Liberation Front against the Republic of Vietnam and its allies notably the US military in support of the South, with American combat troops comitted from 1965 to 1975.

  4. Anti-Communist and Communist Forces... Anti-Communist Forces: South Vietnam USA South Korea Australia Phillipines New Zealand Thailand Khmer Republic Kingdom of Laos Republic of China Supported by: China Communist Forces: North Vietnam NLF Khmer Rouge Pathet Lao People's Republic of China Soviet Union North Korea Supported by: Cuba

  5. Weapons... Knives Pistols & Revolvers Submachine Guns Shotguns Sniper Rifles Grenades and Mines Combat Aircraft A North Vietnamese MiG-17  on display at the Mighty Eighth Air Force Museum.

  6. Fast Facts... Vietnam Veterans represented 9.7% of their generation.  58,148 were killed in Vietnam. 75,000 were severely disabled. 23,214 were 100% disabled. 5,283 lost limbs. 1,081 sustained multiple amputations. Five men killed in Vietnam were only 16 years old. The oldest man killed was 62 years old.  Of those killed, 61% were younger than 21. 

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