the war began between north vietnam and south vietnam on 1 november 1955.
when did the war began between north vietnam and south vietnam?
1 november 1955
the vietnam war (), also known as the second indochina war, and in vietnam as the resistance war against america () or simply the american war, was a conflict in vietnam, laos, and cambodia from 1 november 1955 to the fall of saigon on 30 april 1975. it was the second of the indochina wars and was officially fought between north vietnam and south vietnam. north vietnam was supported by the soviet union, china, and other communist allies; south vietnam was supported by the united states, south korea, the philippines, australia, thailand and other anti-communist allies. the war, considered a cold war-era proxy war by some, lasted 19 years, with direct u.s. involvement ending in 1973, and included the laotian civil war and the cambodian civil war, resulting in all three countries becoming communist in 1975.
vietnam war
the vietnam war was a cold war military conflict that occurred in vietnam, laos, and cambodia from november 1955 to april 1975. in 1954, colonial france surrendered to the viet minh rebels ending the first indochina war, creating the nations of north and south vietnam along the 17th parallel. the vietnam war began shortly thereafter and was fought between north vietnam, supported by such communist allies as china and the soviet union, and south vietnam, supported by the united states and other anti-communist nations. north vietnam initiated and maintained an insurgent campaign in the south under the national liberation front (nlf), otherwise known as the viet cong (vc), and provided nlf members with medicine, weapons, and training. simultaneously, the north vietnamese army engaged in a more conventional war, at times committing large units to battle. the united states entered the war to prevent a communist takeover of south vietnam as part of their wider strategy of containment. the u.s. was involved in vietnam as early as 1950, when military advisors were sent to assist the french in the first indochina war. the u.s. continued its advisory assistance to south vietnam during the 1950s, with u.s. troop levels tripling in 1961 and tripling again a year later. u.s. combat units were deployed to vietnam beginning in 1965 after the tonkin gulf resolution, which authorized the president to deploy u.s. conventional forces and spurred the military buildup in the region.
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