The French troops withdrew in from Indochina because it was a colony of Fran ce and the Indochine se wanted have their independance a f ter that they separated Vietnam in two sides the communist N o r t h a n d the cap i ta l i s t South Between and the north Vietnamese tried to t a k e o v e r t h e gouvernement in south Vietnam In the 1950s the United States began to send troops to Vietnam to help south Vietnam to free themselves from communism During years million US men and women were

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The French troops withdrew in 1954 from Indochina because it was a colony of Fran- ce ,and the Indochine- se wanted have their independance ,a f ter that they separated Vietnam in two sides ,the communist N o r t h a n d the , cap i ta l i s t South.Between 1955 and 1960,the north Vietnamese tried to t a k e o v e r t h e gouvernement in south Vietnam. In the 1950s the United States began to send troops to Vietnam to help south Vietnam to free themselves from communism.During 25 years 3 million US men and women were sent thousands of miles away to fight ; 2,5 million people on both sides were killed.The war finished in 1975. I n N o v e m b e r 1964 ,Presidentof south Vietnam Diem was executed.The following y e a r , t h e no r t h Vietnamese began massive war to conquer the south of Vietnam aided mainly by China and ,Russia. The Vietminh troops used booby traps. Traps could be made of anythingfrom explosives to pits hidden with sharpz,bamboo sticks.It was a risky business and people were often killed trying to handle the explosives. Hand grenades with THE VIETNAM WAR Issue:n°2 THE VIETNAM WAR STALINGRAD GENERATION The map of Vietnam during the Vietnam war and the separation between the north and the south.

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