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The Vietnam War was a Cold War era military conflict that occurred in Vietnam, Laos, and Cambodia from 1 November 1955 to the fall of Saigon on 30 April 1975.

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about vietnam war

The Vietnam War: The 2nd The Vietnam War: The 2nd Indochina WarIndochina War

North Vietnamese & Southern communist Vietcong (越共 ) assisted by the Soviet Union and China

VS.

Republic of Vietnam assisted by the United States

• Basically to hold the line against the spread of world Communism. America paid for the war the French fought against Communist Vietnam as a part of the Truman Doctrine (1947) “to help free peoples to maintain their free institutions and their national integrity against … totalitarian

Why Did the United States Fight a War in Vietnam?

People suffered a lot from the war

Longest and Most Unpopular War• The Vietnam War was the

longest and most unpopular war in American history. During the war:– 58,000 Americans lost their

lives.• The oldest man killed was 62

years old; the youngest, 16.• 61% of the men killed were

21 or younger.– 304,000 were wounded.– 75,000 were severely

disabled. – The United States spent over

$200 billion dollars on the war.

Vietnam:North:1.1m dead600th injured330th missing

South ：130th dead, 500th injured

U.S.: economic downturn

CasualtiesCasualties

my opinion of the war

• When I look back the war, I’m shocked by the damages caused by the war and I feel so sorry about the deaths. The war was leaded by a wrong judgment about the world made by American government. In my opinion nothing is more important and valuable than life, no country want to be involved in a war since it brings greatly damage in both sides. so we human beings should make efforts to keep the world peaceful.