The Vietnam War was a brutal war that affected millions of people in many different countries. All wars start because their is a difference in people’s opinions, and the Vietnam War was no different. It started because France and a Vietnam leader, Ho Chi Minh, had a difference in opinion about the type of government Vietnam should have.
To find out why the war broke out you will have to go back to the 1750’s. This is where the French started their so called protectorate state of Vietnam. For many years the people of Vietnam protested but could not organize into a force powerful enough to resist the French. Then in 194