Army of the Republic of Vietnam

during the war. More than half were Vietnamese. North and South Vietnam both wanted a coalesce Vietnam. Ho Chi Minh, president of the Democratic Republic of Vietnam (North Vietnam) wanted a nation formed after other communist countries. Bao Dai, chief of the State of Vietnam (South Vietnam), wanted Vietnam with close ties to the West for cultural and economic reasons. Communist forces ended the war by taking control over South Vietnam in 1975. Causes: Communism was the major cause of the war, the

1946-1954: 2.  The Vietnamese War 1954-1975: 3.  Birth of the Republic 1945: 1.  The First Indochina War 1946-1954: The First Indochina War took place in the Asian region of Indochina, containing the nations of Vietnam, Cambodia, and Laos.  French, the long time colonial ruler of Indochina was being fought by these nations.  The French started their colonial rule over Indochina in 1859, and had control by 1885.  During World War II, Vietnam resisted French rule, and as the World War came to an end

been blindsided by one of the bloodiest sneak attacks of the Vietnam War, known as the Tet Offensive. Arthur J. Dommen, a staff writer for the Los Angeles Times, wrote an article titled, “Hanoi Says U.S. Can’t Win War-- And Knows It.” According to the author, an undisclosed North Vietnamese source boldly stated that the United States was no longer “invincible,” and that the Vietnam War would be an undoubted Communist victory. The North Vietnam Defense Administrator Giap also asserted that, “After the

always been a solution for most human problems. Sometimes internal political issues can lead to conflicts or civil war. The division of Vietnam into the Communist North and the Republic South led to conflict and division among the people, the use of Agent Orange and B-52, and the delayed effectiveness of the Paris Peace Accords for more than 5 years. South Vietnam became detached from the Communist North in 1954. Seeing their opportunities, the Americans decided to make a move against the North Vietnamese

from Vietnam, so I cannot use the website “Ancestry.com” to get more information about my ancestor. My paternal and maternal grandparents have passed away. Therefore, I can only ask my parents. My maternal grandfather is Phong Van Khuat. He was born in 1931. My maternal grandmother is Hien Thi Nguyen and she was born in 1933. They are both from North Vietnam. My mother said her Khuat family is very special. As she knows, there was a village in the formerly Son Tay province in South Vietnam where

The Vietnam war was known as the Second Indochina War.It occurred in Vietnam, Laos and Cambodia from November 1, 1954 to the fall of Saigon on April 30, 1975.It was fought between North Vietnam and the government of South Vietnam.The North Vietnamese were supported by the Soviet Union.Then the Vietnam War has begun. The causes of the Vietnam War were derived from the symptoms, components, and consequences of the Cold War.It also revolves around the simple belief held by America that communism was

B. Summary of Evidence War Circumstances before Nixon - American involvement in Vietnam escalated in 1964 under the leadership of President Lyndon Johnson, who sent American forces to fight in South Vietnam. - When Nixon was inaugurated on January 20, 1969, 31,000 Americans had already been killed in action, 540,000 Americans were in Vietnam, no progress had been made at the negotiations in Paris and the United States had not put forth a comprehensive peace proposal. Vietnamization Policy -

married to Stephanie Gerken and they currently live in Maumee, Ohio. He was in the Vietnam War and his branch was the Army. My papa was drafted into the Army while living in Wauseon Ohio. He joined because it was his obligation and his parents felt it was his job to serve his country. He recalls his first days of service as being homesick and was worrying that he wasn't going to return home. In May of 1968 he attended Army boot camp in Fort Gordon, Georgia. He remembers that one of the instructors

The Vietnam War was a conflict between the communist army of North Vietnam and the Viet Cong against South Vietnam began in 1954. The United States began their involvement in the Vietnam War by supporting the democratic South Vietnam with weapons and soldiers. Many Americans were divided due to opposition of the US involvement with the war. It was the era of social movements like mexican american social activism, and anti-Vietnam War activism. I have interviewed a Vietnam veteran named Ernie

Why the United States was unable to get out from the tragedy of Vietnam The Vietnam War was one of the longest conflicts in the Southeast Asia reigon. It started after World War II in 1954 and didn’t end until April 30th, 1975. This war killed over 200,000 Vietnamese and over 58,000 American soldiers in the war; on top of that, the lives of over two million civilians who were innocent people. This war became known as “America’s longest war” – that supposedly helped with the control of communism