The Main Causes Of The Vietnam War
Brief summary
The Vietnam War commonly known as the Second Indochina War began as a conflict in 1959, after five years of the division of the country by the Geneva Accords. The United States and other members of the SEATO (Southeast Asia Treaty Organization) joined forces with South Vietnam in contesting communist forces comprised of South Vietnamese supporters of the communist National Liberation Front known as Viet Cong (VC), and the North Vietnamese Army (NVA). In addition, the North had benefited from military and financial support from China and the Soviet Union who were members of the Communist block. In 1973 a “third” Vietnam war began but more of a continuation, between North and South Vietnam but without the U.S. involvement. It ended with a communist victory in April 1975 with the North Vietnamese conquering South Vietnam.
Cause of the Vietnam War
The Vietnam War occurred from a result of two causes. One cause had to do mainly with the Vietnamese and one cause had mainly to do with the Americans. The causes of the Vietnam War roots back to the end of World War II. The Vietnam War …show more content…
basically directed the war from 1965 to 1968. For this reason, in Vietnam today it is known as the American War. It was supposed to be reunited under a single election in 1956, however, the United States did not want the country to become communist. They had helped Ngo Dinh Diem get elected in the South. The U.S. exited the war when Richard Nixon became president he decided to end U.S. involvement in the war. He first began removing troops from Vietnam in July of 1969. On January 27, 1973, a peace fire was negotiated. A few months later in March the final U.S. troops were removed from Vietnam. In April of 1975, South Vietnam surrendered to North Vietnam. Soon the country became officially unified as the Socialist Republic of Vietnam. The U.S. had lost the Vietnam War and also taken a major blow in the Cold
The Vietnam War commonly known as the Second Indochina War began as a conflict in 1959, after five years of the division of the country by the Geneva Accords. The United States and other members of the SEATO (Southeast Asia Treaty Organization) joined forces with South Vietnam in contesting communist forces comprised of South Vietnamese supporters of the communist National Liberation Front known as Viet Cong (VC), and the North Vietnamese Army (NVA). In addition, the North had benefited from military and financial support from China and the Soviet Union who were members of the Communist block. In 1973 a “third” Vietnam war began but more of a continuation, between North and South Vietnam but without the U.S. involvement. It ended with a communist victory in April 1975 with the North Vietnamese conquering South Vietnam.
Cause of the Vietnam War
The Vietnam War occurred from a result of two causes. One cause had to do mainly with the Vietnamese and one cause had mainly to do with the Americans. The causes of the Vietnam War roots back to the end of World War II. The Vietnam War …show more content…
basically directed the war from 1965 to 1968. For this reason, in Vietnam today it is known as the American War. It was supposed to be reunited under a single election in 1956, however, the United States did not want the country to become communist. They had helped Ngo Dinh Diem get elected in the South. The U.S. exited the war when Richard Nixon became president he decided to end U.S. involvement in the war. He first began removing troops from Vietnam in July of 1969. On January 27, 1973, a peace fire was negotiated. A few months later in March the final U.S. troops were removed from Vietnam. In April of 1975, South Vietnam surrendered to North Vietnam. Soon the country became officially unified as the Socialist Republic of Vietnam. The U.S. had lost the Vietnam War and also taken a major blow in the Cold