Vietnam War
Vietnam War
Vietnam War (/'viːətnæm 'wɔːr/), also known as the Second Indochina War, and in Vietnam as the Resistance War Against America or simply the American War, was a conflict in Vietnam, Laos, and Cambodia from 1 November 1955 to the fall of Saigon on 30 April 1975.
Etymology
The term "Vietnam War" is a neologism coined by the U.S. government to refer to the conflict in Vietnam. The term is derived from "Vietnam", the name of the country, and "War", a state of armed conflict.
Related Terms
- Indochina: A geographical term referring to the area of Southeast Asia that includes Vietnam, Laos, and Cambodia.
- Cold War: A period of geopolitical tension between the Soviet Union and the United States and their respective allies, the Eastern Bloc and the Western Bloc, after World War II.
- Guerrilla warfare: A form of irregular warfare in which small groups of combatants, such as paramilitary personnel, armed civilians, or irregulars, use military tactics including ambushes, sabotage, raids, petty warfare, hit-and-run tactics, and mobility, to fight a larger and less-mobile traditional military.
- Agent Orange: A herbicide and defoliant chemical, one of the "tactical use" Rainbow Herbicides. It is widely known for its use by the U.S. military as part of its herbicidal warfare program, Operation Ranch Hand, during the Vietnam War from 1961 to 1971.
- Tet Offensive: A series of surprise attacks by the Vietcong (rebel forces sponsored by North Vietnam) and North Vietnamese forces, on scores of cities, towns, and hamlets throughout South Vietnam.
External links
- Medical encyclopedia article on Vietnam War
- Wikipedia's article - Vietnam War
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