The Vietnam war was fought in 1955 to 1975, and the Australian military fought in it from 1962 to 1973, and at the time, it was the longest that Australia had participated in all-out war. ... War began out between the North and the South with communist countries supporting North Vietnam and democratic countries supporting South Vietnam. ... Communist forces in The Vietnam War were: North Vietnam, Viet Cong, Khmer Rouge, Pathet Lao, Soviet Union, China and North Korea. ... Vietnam also has a jungle terrain which Australian soldiers would have never experienced causing a disadvantage for us. ......

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They asked the government to quickly withdraw all troops home, end this unjust war. ... These acts were the students' reaction to President Nixon's invasion of Cambodia, aiming at cut off supply routes from North to South Vietnam. ... The confrontation between students and the force had lasted for 36 hours. ... Along with the protest of the Vietnam War all over the world, the anti-war movement in America has contributed to put an end to the intervention of the US Army in South Vietnam. ... In early 1973, Nixon signed the Treaty of Paris to get out of "the Vietnam marsh", to...

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The Vietnam War was between the of 1957-1975. ... The war began in 1957 and ended in 1975. North Vietnam were communists, South Vietnam were non-communists. ... But US troops did not return to Vietnam. The war ended on April 30, 1975 when South Vietnam surrendered(Marc). ...

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This war caused a major division among the people and between the people and the United States government. ... The French were losing and were not able to control the communist North Vietnamese from invading South Vietnam. ... There was a meeting between the major powers at the time to try and come to an agreement as to what to do with Indochina. ... No one would ever take us seriously again. On August 2, 1964 the USS Maddox was off the coast of North Vietnam in the Gulf of Tonkin, when it was fired upon by some North Vietnam gunboats. ...

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Prior to the Vietnam War, the use of the helicopter had been limited to transporting the wounded from the battlefield. ... In late October of 1965 the troops of 1st brigade were sent into battle after a large North Vietnamese force attacked the Plei Me Special Forces camp. ... The war traced its origins to before the Cold War and even before World War II. ... The Vietnam War was not a very popular war with the American people and due to the prolonged United States involvement the number of people against it grew. ... The Vietnam War was the first war in the history of the United States to be ...

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Covert dialogue between Henry Kissinger and North Vietnam dragged on with little progress. ... Nixon hoped that improved relations with the Chinese and the Soviets would spur a quick exit from Vietnam the summits did little to push the war towards its end. ... In January 1973, the United States and North Vietnam negotiated a peace. ... North Vietnam also wanted the president of South Vietnam Thieu dumped. ... Nixon also told the American public, "Now that we have achieved an honorable agreement, let us be proud that America did not settle for a peace that would have betrayed our allies, th...

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Some historians claim that Cold War ended after the Cuban Missile Crisis. ... Indeed, the two superpowers decided to "warm up" the Cold War between them. ... To prove that, Nixon began gradual withdrawal from Vietnam War - so as not to provoke the USSR. ... Therefore, we cannot say that the Cold War ended after the Cuban Missile Crisis. ... Therefore, the USA's aggression against communism - for North Vietnam declared herself communist - escalated even further and the point made earlier about the USA willing to "de-globalise" globalised Cold War does not stand. ...

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