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∙ 13y agoBoth were viewed as Bad on both sides. With the North Vietnamese Troops and the Vietcong launching a full scale attack during the cease fire of Tet (The Tet Offensive) and The Murdering, abusing, threatening, raping, of innocent civilians, Forcing children as young as 7 to become child soldiers and to carry heavy supplies to aid the North Vietnamese Army. The North is seen as the bad guys from the Southern and Western point of View.
The South and The Americans, were seen as bad from the northern point of view due to the reasons that Americans were responsible for the My Lai Massacre that killed Hundreds of innocent civilians. And The South Killing Vietcong Suspects.
As the Civilian point of View, Both were bad and were doing no good to the country. Many lost their homes, children, lives, etc...
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∙ 13y agoFrom the viewpoint of the US/Allies; North Vietnam was the bad guy (as well as his VC friends living in the South).
Most Vietnamese are not refugees and most refugees are not Vietnamese. Those Vietnamese that became refugees in the 1940s-1980s fled the violence of the Indochina Wars, which destroyed Vietnam and made life difficult for many Vietnamese.
Ho Chi Minh was fighting for what was North Vietnam immediately after WW2 when the French tried to keep Indo China as part of their Empire. As for the 'Free South' I think that may well be clouded by your view of history. When the US Forces returned to the US Vietnam became 1 country ruled from Hanoi. This was in April 1975.
The Vietnam War was part of the cold war. To prevent Communist North Vietnam from taking over the Republic of South Vietnam.
When France left Vietnam in 1954 part of the country was controlled by the communists, and part was democratically controlled. The Communist controlled are became North Vietnam, and the Democratic area became South Vietnam.
The Viet Minh were a North Vietnamese communist gurrilla force originally made to secure independance from French rule and later fought against the USA in the Vietnam War. They are often wrongly called the Viet Cong. This is incorrect as the Viet Cong was the name given to the South Vietnamese communist force, and were not a part of the Northern forces.
When NVA Tank #844 crashed thru the South Vietnamese Capital's front gates in April 1975: South Vietnam became part of communist North Vietnam.
The United States where fighting the North Vietnamese Army to deter communism in South Vietnam. The Chinese also were a part of the conflict however not so much as a direct entity as a funding source for the NVA.
Vietnam is part of the communist world.
North Vietnam invaded South Vietnam.
Democratic Republic of Vietnam (North Vietnam)
Most Vietnamese are not refugees and most refugees are not Vietnamese. Those Vietnamese that became refugees in the 1940s-1980s fled the violence of the Indochina Wars, which destroyed Vietnam and made life difficult for many Vietnamese.
French Indochina
Ho Chi Minh was fighting for what was North Vietnam immediately after WW2 when the French tried to keep Indo China as part of their Empire. As for the 'Free South' I think that may well be clouded by your view of history. When the US Forces returned to the US Vietnam became 1 country ruled from Hanoi. This was in April 1975.
The Vietnam War was part of the cold war. To prevent Communist North Vietnam from taking over the Republic of South Vietnam.
Communists living in South Vietnam, not part of the regular NVA (North Vietnamese Army). VC over the radio, pronounced "Victor Charley"...the military phonetic alphabet (Alpha, Bravo, Charley, Delta, Echo, etc.).
The Viet Minh were a North Vietnamese communist gurrilla force originally made to secure independance from French rule and later fought against the USA in the Vietnam War. They are often wrongly called the Viet Cong. This is incorrect as the Viet Cong was the name given to the South Vietnamese communist force, and were not a part of the Northern forces.
When France left Vietnam in 1954 part of the country was controlled by the communists, and part was democratically controlled. The Communist controlled are became North Vietnam, and the Democratic area became South Vietnam.