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What did Vietnam want in the Vietnam War?
At the heart of the conflict was the desire of North Vietnam, which had defeated the French colonial administration of Vietnam in 1954, to unify the entire country under a single communist regime modeled after those of the Soviet Union and China.
What did South Vietnam support?
South Vietnam
| Republic of Vietnam Việt-Nam Cộng-Hòa (Vietnamese) République du Viêt Nam (French) | |
|---|---|
| Time zone | UTC+8 (Saigon Standard Time (SST)) |
| Driving side | right |
| Preceded by Succeeded by State of Vietnam Provisional Revolutionary Government | |
| Today part of | Vietnam |
What was the objective of the US in South Vietnam?
The goal of the American military effort was to buy time, gradually building up the strength of the South Vietnamese armed forces, and re-equipping it with modern weapons so that they could defend their nation on their own. This policy became the cornerstone of the so-called Nixon Doctrine.
What led to the Vietnam War?
The causes of the Vietnam War revolve around the simple belief held by America that communism was threatening to expand all over south-east Asia. Neither the Soviet Union nor the United States could risk an all-out war against each other, such was the nuclear military might of both.
What did South Vietnam believe in?
More than three-quarters of the South Vietnamese population was Buddhist. Despite this, it was minority Catholics who benefited most under Diem’s regime. Government officials, high ranking military officers, business owners and landlords in receipt of government assistance were overwhelmingly Catholic.
What was the US strategy in Vietnam?
American tactics in Vietnam can be summed up by the acronym BEAST – Bombing, Escalation, Air and artillery, Search and destroy and Technology.