America and several coalition forces like Britain didnt approve of the Russians spreading Communism. Back then, France owned the southern half of Vietnam and the northern half was Communist. When the north invaded the south America joined the war to try to stop Vietnam from becoming an all Communist country. As we now know today that didn't work out and Vietnam along with it's communist fighters, the Viet Kong took control of Vietnam.
NVA and VC.
Communists.
North Vietnam was controlled by communists.
:Highlights of the cold war: 1. Cuban Missiles Crisis-Won (communists backed down) 2. Korean War-Won (communists were stopped) 3. Berlin Airlift-Won (we flew over the wall) Lowlights of the cold war: Vietnam War-Lost (Communist North Vietnam conquered South Vietnam) U.S.S.R.
This wasn't a war of territory. It was a war of body counts...a war of attrition. However, the communists were in North Vietnam, South Vietnam, Laos, and Cambodia; whilst the allies (or at least the US) were in South Vietnam with covert operators in Laos and Cambodia. So, based upon that distribution...the communists might be the ones covering the most land.
Chi-Coms = Chinese Communists.
Yes, they (the communists) won the war.
The communists.
What war for the first? Communists won the war in Vietnam.
Communists did.
Communists.
No, it was the Communists.
The communists!
They gained the Republic of South Vietnam.
No. The Korean War was a draw, but Vietnam was won by the communists.
The communists.
Preserving the Republic of South Vietnam from being conquered by Communist North Vietnam.
The Vietnam War was the only time that the communists defeated an American supported free nation (South Vietnam).