Vietnam War On November 1, 1995 the North Vietnamese attacked South Vietnam to mark the beginning of the Vietnam War (Tet Offensive). Spanning nineteen years, the Vietnam War was a conflict fought between six different countries and allies over the differing opinions concerning communism. Ho Chi Minh was the leader for the North and believed in a communist government and received help from the Soviet Union and China (Biography of Ho Chi Minh). On the other hand, leader of Southern Vietnam, General Vo Nguyen Giap promoted a democratic system of government and received military aid from the United States (Gen Vo Nguyen Giap). Opposing ideological opinions between Northern and Southern Vietnam concerning the way in which the Vietnamese government
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The weapons used in the Vietnam war were more disastrous than any other conflict. Weapons ranging from infantry to air force and even chemicals were used during the Vietnam War. Neither side was willing to give up on their ideological opinion, thus causing horrible results. The Southern Vietnamese dominated the skies because of their access to the US Air Force. The United State 's advances bombers and flight planes gave them a large advantage when covering air space. Along with controlling the skies, Southern Vietnam and the United States involved chemical warfare into their flight. Dropping napalm became a large part of the attack on Northern Vietnam. Napalm was a chemical bomb that released high amounts of carbon monoxide and polluted air quality above Northern Vietnam. Although the air attacks were often successful, Northern Vietnam fought with tactical guerilla warfare that turned out more successful than the Americans and Southern Vietnamese had hoped (Weapons of the Vietnam War). The guerilla tactics used by Northern Vietnam simply mean that they took part of many more hit-and-run attacks and random ambushes on Southern Vietnamese society. The Viet Cong only put themselves into battles that showed great promise of Northern Vietnamese victory (Guerilla Tactics). The weaponry and military actions taken by both sides were extremely dangerous and destructive, all because they were unwilling to let the other side 's opinion about governement prevail. As a result of the Tet offensive and Northern Vietnam 's highly succcessful guerilla warfare, the United States lost confidence in the Southern Vietnamese war effort and looked to bring American soldiers back to the states. The United States government was not willing to leave Southern Vietnam to fall under communist rule and increase communist power
The weapons used in the Vietnam war were more disastrous than any other conflict. Weapons ranging from infantry to air force and even chemicals were used during the Vietnam War. Neither side was willing to give up on their ideological opinion, thus causing horrible results. The Southern Vietnamese dominated the skies because of their access to the US Air Force. The United State 's advances bombers and flight planes gave them a large advantage when covering air space. Along with controlling the skies, Southern Vietnam and the United States involved chemical warfare into their flight. Dropping napalm became a large part of the attack on Northern Vietnam. Napalm was a chemical bomb that released high amounts of carbon monoxide and polluted air quality above Northern Vietnam. Although the air attacks were often successful, Northern Vietnam fought with tactical guerilla warfare that turned out more successful than the Americans and Southern Vietnamese had hoped (Weapons of the Vietnam War). The guerilla tactics used by Northern Vietnam simply mean that they took part of many more hit-and-run attacks and random ambushes on Southern Vietnamese society. The Viet Cong only put themselves into battles that showed great promise of Northern Vietnamese victory (Guerilla Tactics). The weaponry and military actions taken by both sides were extremely dangerous and destructive, all because they were unwilling to let the other side 's opinion about governement prevail. As a result of the Tet offensive and Northern Vietnam 's highly succcessful guerilla warfare, the United States lost confidence in the Southern Vietnamese war effort and looked to bring American soldiers back to the states. The United States government was not willing to leave Southern Vietnam to fall under communist rule and increase communist power