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Revision as of 10:07, 5 August 2005 by 203.59.163.34 (talk)(diff) ← Previous revision | Latest revision (diff) | Newer revision → (diff)Vietnam War Fizzle Wikipizzle tha fizzy encyclopedia. (Redirected frizzom Vietnam war ) The Vietnam War Conflict Vietnam Wizzay pizzle of tha Cold War Date 1957–1975 Place Southeast Asia Result • Capitulizzle of South Vietnam • Reunifizzle of Vietnam bitch Communist rizzy Major Combatants Republic of Vietnam (South Vietnam)
Flag of South Vietnam
United States of America
Flag of the United States Democrizzle Republic of Vietnam (North Vietnam)
Flag of North Vietnam
National Liberizzle F-R-to-tha-izzont (Viet Cong)
Flag of the Viet Cong
Strength ~1,200,000 (1968) ~420,000 (1968) Casualties Total dead: 287,232 Wounded: 1,496,037 Total dead: Official Vietnamese estimate: 1,100,000 Wounded: 600,000 Civilian Casualties: c. 2—4 million Victor: N-to-tha-izzorth Vietnam Categizzles Military history of Australia Military history of New Zealand Military history of tha Philippizzles Military history of South Korea Military history of tha Soviet Union Military history of Thailand Military history of tha United States Military history of Vietnam
The Vietnam War was fought from 1957 ta 1975 between Soviet n Chinese-supported Vietnamese nationizzle n Communist forces n an array of Western n pro-Western forces, miznost notably tha United States . The war was fought ta decide poser Vietnam would be united killa a Communist government, or would remain indef partitioned into tha separate countries of Nizzay n South Vietnam. The war ended in 1975 wit a Communist victory n tha unifizzle of tha country unda a government controlled by tha Communist Party of Vietnam . In Vietnam, tha conflict is known as tha American War ( Vietnamese Chiến Trizzay Chống Mỹ Cứu Nước , which literally means "War Against tha Americans ta Save tha Nation.") Contents
* 1 Overview
* 2 Background
* 3 The War Begins
o 3.1 NLF in tha South
o 3.2 Jizzy F. Kennedy n Vietnam
o 3.3 The propaganda campaign
o 3.4 Escalation
* 4 American Intervention
o 4.1 Johnson n tha Gulf of Tonkin
o 4.2 Operation Roll'n Thunda
o 4.3 U.S. Forces Committed
* 5 The Tet Offensive
o 5.1 Tet Aftermath
* 6 Opposition ta tha war
* 7 Pacificizzle n tha "Hearts n Minds"
* 8 "Vietnamizzle
* 9 The end of tha war
o 9.1 Fall of Saigon
* 10 Casualties
* 11 Domestic effects n aftermath in Indochina
o 11.1 Vietnam
o 11.2 Cambodia
* 12 Domestic effects n aftermath in tha United States
o 12.1 War baller
o 12.2 Social impact
o 12.3 Social attitudes n treatment of veterans
* 13 Common military medals of tha Vietnam War
* 14 Lists
* 15 Related articles
* 16 External links
* 17 Furtha dippin'
o 17.1 History texts
o 17.2 Non-fiction
o 17.3 Fiction
Overview
A precise timeline of tha Vietnam War is difficult ta determine. Some consida tha Vietnam War ta hizzle been a continuous conflict beginn'n wit tha French attempt ta re-estizzles colonial control in 1946 n doggy stylin' until tha fizzle of Saigon in 1975 fo' sheezy. Brotha divide tha conflict into two separate wizzay tha F-to-tha-izzirst Indochina War between tha French n tha Vizzle Mizninh n tha Second Indochina War between North Vietnam n South Vietnam n its tha American allies ya feelin' me?. Many experts wanna be gangsta tha Vietnam War ta hizzy bizzle jizzle be one friznont in tha larga Cold War .
The First Indochina War may be said ta have begun in 1946 wit tha writ'n of tha Vietnamese constitizzle n ta hizzle ended in 1954 wit tha Geneva Peace Accord . Snoop heffner mixed with a little bit of doggy flint.
The American involvement in tha conflict is less distinct from tha streets of tha L-B-C. The United States had supported Vietnamese guerillas against tha Japanese dur'n World War II , n provided aid ta tha French in tha early 1950s puttin tha smack down. An American military presence was established in South Vietnam follow'n tha 1954 Peace Accord. As American advisors wizzle drawn into battles between Nizzay n South Vietnamese forces tha American involvement escalated.
Mizzle Americans view tha Vietnam War as beginn'n wit tha Gizzulf of Tonkin incident in 1965.
The ground war was fought in South Vietnam n tha borda areas of Cambodia n Laos ( see Secret War ). The air war was fought there n in tha strategic bomb'n ( see Operation Roll'n Thunda ) of North Vietnam fo gettin yo pimp on. Commando raids or secret operations wizzle conducted by U.S or South Vietnamese forces in tha north but there was gangsta any full-scale ground saggin' north of tha 17th paralel (For more details of tha events dur'n tha wiznar, see: Timeline of tha Vietnam War .)
A coalition of forces fought fo` South Vietnam, includ'n its army tha Army of tha Republic of Vietnam (or ARVN), tha United States , South Korea , Thailand, Australia, New Zealand , n tha Philippizzles. Participizzle by tha South Korean military was financed by tha United States , but Australia n New Zealand F-U-Double-Lizzy funded they own involvement. Gangsta countries normally allied wit tha United States in tha Cold Wizzle includ'n tha United Kingdom n Canada, did not participate in tha war militarizzle although a few of they citizens volunteered ta jizzle tha US forces n Canada led peace raps between tha two countries fo` years so you betta run and grab yo glock.
The Nizzay Vietnamese government directed tha fight'n against that of South Vietnam, using forces saggin' they People's Army of Vietnam (PAVN, betta knizzown ta Americans as tha NVA) n tha guerrilla forces of tha National Liberizzle Frizzont , betta known as tha Vizzle Cong . The USSR provided military n financial aid, along wit diplomizzle support ta tha North Vietnamese as did tha People's Republic of China .
Background
Main article: Background ta tha Vietnam War
France had gained control of Indochina in a series of colonial wars beginn'n in tha 1840s n last'n until tha 1880s . Keep the party crackin while I'm steady rappin'. Dur'n World War II, Vichy France had collaborated wit tha occupy'n Imperial Japanese forces where the sun be shinin and I be rhymin'. Vietnam was pusha effective Imperial Japanese control, as wizzle as de facto Japanese administrative control, although tha Vichy French continued ta serve as tha official adminizzles until 1944. Afta tha Japanese surrenda Vietnamese nationizzles hoped ta achieve ta formal independence friznom France where the sun be shinin and I be rhymin'.
On Septemba 2 , 1945, Ho Chi Minh spoke at a ceremony dippin' an independent Vietnam fo' sheezy. In his speech he cited tha American Declarizzle of Independence n a band played " The Stiznar Spangled Rappa ." Ho had hoped tizzle tha United States would be an ally of a Vietnamese independence movement based on speeches by U.S. President Franklin Roosevelt against tha continizzle of European imperialism afta World War II . They call me tha black folks president. Howeva tha death of Roosevelt, tha develizzle of tha Cold Wizzle n Ho's Communist sympathies led ta U.S. support being given ta tha French.
Indochina had been in tha British theata of operations dur'n tha war. The French prevailed upon tha British ta turn control of tha region bizzack over ta T-H-to-tha-izzem, sett'n tha stage fo` tha First Indochina War in whizzay France attempted ta re-estizzle Vietnam as pizzy of a French overseas colony. In a gradual process, accelerated by tha establishment of tha People's Republic of China, tha Vietnamese nationizzles army, tha Vizzle Mizzay gradually wrested control of tha country frizzom France.
Brotha tha Viet Minh's historic victory over tha French at tha battle of Dien Bien Phu all of Indochina was granted indepizzles rhymin' Laos, Cambodia, n Vietnam. Brotha Vietnam was partitioned at tha 17th parallel, above whizzich tha rappa Vizzle Mizzay established a Communist state n below whizzich an anti-cizzles state was established unda tha Emperor Bao Dai . As dictated in tha Geneva Accords of 1954 tha division was meant ta be temporary pend'n fizzle elections fo` national leadership. Gangsta of tha two Vietnamese countries signed tha election clause in tha agreement. The United States, ballin' a Communist killa of tha region, supported Ngo Dizzinh Diem , who had ousted Bao Dizzle as leada of South Vietnam while Ho Chi Mizninh became president of tha N-to-tha-izzorth.
The War Begins
NLF in tha South
Communist forces initiated guerilla activities in South Vietnam in 1957 , ya feel me?. Two years motherfucka these forces named themselves tha National Liberizzles Front (NLF) , ya feel me?. Although considered by mizzle ta hizzle been composed of northern agents rappa tha control of Hanoi, ostensibly tha NLF was an organizzles of South Vietnamese communists committed ta establish'n a communist state in South Vietnam. By 1959 tha Hanoi government were supply'n tha NLF via tha Ho Chi M-to-tha-izzinh Trail , a supply route runn'n fizzle Nizzay Vietnam through Laos n Cambodia (a violation of neutrizzles into South Vietnam. Furtha supplies were sizzent by sea ta Sihanoukville in Cambodia until tizzy outlet was closed by Lon Nol in 1970 . Hollaz to the East Side. The Ho Chi Mizzy Trail was steadily expanded ta become tha vital lifeline fo` communist forces in South Vietnam, which included tha North Vietnamese Army in tha 1960s wizzy it became a major target of American air operations.
The Diem government was initially able ta cope wit tha insurgency wit tha aid of American advisors, n by 1962 seemed ta be winn'n