the United States took part. The war began in 1957 and ended in 1975. At that time, Vietnam

was separated into Communist-ruled North Vietnam and noncommunist South Vietnam.

North Vietnam wanted to end U.S. support of South Vietnam and to unite the north and south

into a single nation. The United States and the South Vietnamese army tried to stop them. The

Vietnam War was a second phase of fighting in Vietnam.When the Japanese surrendered to the

Allies after the dropping of atom bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki in August, 1945, the

Vietminh was in a good position to take over the control of the country.In September, 1945,

Ho Chi Minh announced the formation of the Democratic Republic of Vietnam. Unknown to the

Vietminh Franklin D. Roosevelt, Winston Churchill and Joseph Stalin had already decided what

would happen to post-war Vietnam at a summit-meeting at Pots

Vietnamese rebels known as the Viet Cong. The U.S. provided military advisors. The first U.S.

began to withdraw troops. In January 1973, a cease-fire was arranged. The last U.S. ground

they could take their wounded and train new soldiers.

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