Table of Contents 

Pg #4 Countries

-North Vietnam

-South Vietnam

-America

-Others

Pg #8 Why War

-Explanation of the War

-Reasons for the War

Pg #11 The War

-Soldiers

-Battles

    The Vietnam War was a military conflict that lasted from 1955 to 1975 and was fought between North Vietnam, with the Viet Cong, against the United States and South Vietnam, with dozens of battles. This war was to stop the inevitable spread of communism.

Hovering U.S. Army helicopters pour machine gun fire into a tree line to cover the advance of South Vietnamese ground troops in an attack on a Viet Cong camp 18 miles north of Tay Ninh, near the Cambodian border, in March of 1965

The Vietnam War was fought between 3 major parties. "The United States and the southern-based Republic of Vietnam (RVN) 

Countrys

More than 7 million tons of bombs were dropped on Vietnam, Laos, and Cambodia—more than double the total used in the Pacific theater during WWII.

Opposed the North-based Revolutionary movement known as the Veit cong and its communist sponsor, the Democratic Republic of Vietnam."

A Vietnamese propaganda poster that says “Glorious is the soldier of the Liberation Army!”

North Vietnam and the Viet Cong both fought South Vietnam and the United States of America with the help of other rebel forces. Multiple other countries, such as Thailand,

A Vietnamese city that was destroyed during the war

Countries also sent aid to the North and/or South for various reasons, such as helping spread communism and/or stopping it.

The Philippines, China, Australia, and the Soviet Union. These

American protests against the Vietnam War

The spread of Communism. The article "Vietnam War," written by Gale Middle School online collection, "Communist Groups in

Why War?

The reason for the Vietnam War was due to

South Vietnam, often referred to as the Viet Cong, began revolting against their government." The article also says "they (the USA) also recognized the pull that communism had on the rebels in the country. This concerned US leaders in the US. They were alarmed by the increasin number of countries that were turning  

Bombs are being dropped on North Vietnam

communist... The US government began supporting

The Southern Vietnamese government, hoping to stop Vietnam from becoming fully communist." The United States wanted to stop the spread of  

Communism in Asia and South Vietnam wanted to stop Their Civil war and reunite the country. While it's important to know why they fought its also important to know the battles themselves.

             The War

During the 20+ years of war, millions died and hundreds if