Vietnam Vs. The United States After The Vietnam War

Becoming an independent country from being colonized by another country happened throughout the 19th and 20th centuries, and Vietnam gained their independence along with many others. On September 2, 1945, Vietnam came out from being under the rule of France and formed a new country. However, the new independence did not mean that it was a united country just yet. The north and south halves of the country because two separate entities, both vying for control of the other half. The northern half of Vietnam became the communist ruled Democratic Republic of Vietnam, while the southern half was the half backed by western countries and was the Republic of South Vietnam. The United States military moved into South Vietnam to support and help with keeping the peace between the two halves, but not too long after the troops left, North
At the finish of the Vietnam War, the country was left in shambles, the economy was horrible and much of the country was in deep poverty. The Communist Party of Vietnam had taken over, and they were working to stay indefinitely. Similar to the United States, Vietnam had many different constitutions and changes made to them throughout the beginning years of being their own country. Unlike the United States Constitution, the original constitution for Vietnam gave citizens the basic rights of freedom of speech, press and assembly. However, those rights were only written, and not able to be used often in everyday life. Vietnam’s second constitution was explicitly communist, and lessened the rights of the citizens. Also, it showed how the government would be set up and maintained until another constitution is brought forth to change it. This second constitution talked