10 Facts About the Vietnam War
Vietnam War, like World War 1, a war so bad that many Americans do not want to talk about. These are interesting facts about the war for you history junkies.The Top Ten
1 America did not fight the Vietnam War only inside Vietnam (Laos and Cambodia were also battlegrounds as Nixon decided to secretly attack and bomb those countries' borders)
Good I'm glad we fought all the commies anyway we can the communist would have done anything to kill us if we had not attacked Laos and Cambodia they could of gotten away with even more evil things.
2 The Vietnam War was the last time (as of 2018) that China and America were against each other in a combat situation (Nixon quickly established a trade partnership with China)
3 America was seen as invaders and the enemy to the eyes of the Vietcong (Which is why the Vietcongs were willing to fight to the last man to defend their homeland)
4 Modern Day Vietnam views America in a positive way despite the war (84% of Vietnamese are pro America and support America)
5 Americans killed and raped many innocent Vietnamese civilians
6 The Vietnam War gave birth to the "hippie movement"
7 France caused the Vietnam war due to their "control" over the country, forcing Vietnam to fight for its independence
8 America did more harm than good by giving birth to Pol Pot (Who eventually went on to kill 25% of his country's population. Vietnam eventually came and liberated Cambodia from Pol Pot) and permanently destroying some of Vietnam's vegetation with chemicals
9 Vietnam War was the longest conflict America had ever been in, until the ongoing war in the Middle East (2001 - present)
10 America recruited Guerrilla fighters like the Hmong to help navigate the jungles
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