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Vietnam War (1959–1975)

Edwin E. Moïse

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Abstract The Vietnam War was primarily a struggle for control of South Vietnam, which began gradually in 1959 and 1960, and ended in 1975. It pitted Vietnamese communist forces, both southern and northern, against the Republic of Vietnam and the United States.

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Abstract The Vietnam War was primarily a struggle for control of South Vietnam, which began gradually in 1959 and 1960, and ended in 1975. It pitted Vietnamese communist forces, both southern and northern, against the Republic of Vietnam and the United States.

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Abstract The Vietnam War was primarily a struggle for control of South Vietnam, which began gradually in 1959 and 1960, and ended in 1975. It pitted Vietnamese communist forces, both southern and northern, against the Republic of Vietnam and the United States.

Key concepts: Vietnam War, Vietnamese, Communism, Strategic Hamlet Program, Political science, Socialist republic, Geography, Economic history

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