Vietnam War

The Vietnam War is also referred to as the Second IndochinaWar. There was chaos and unrest in Vietnam for 20 years. The war began in 1955 and ended only in 1975. It was a longcostly decisive war which was fought between South Vietnamand its allies principally United States of America against thecommunist government of North Vietnam. Millions lost theirlives most of who were the Vietnamese civilians.
The draggingwar caused much opposition in America and other countrieswho participated in the war. American soldiers were pulled outof the war before it actually ended but America continued tosupport South Vietnam financially. This was the only warAmerica ever lost. This was the first time in history that UnitedStates failed to be victorious in their military actions - itcontinues to be a highly controversial topic.
The Republic ofSouth Vietnam was eventually taken over by North Vietnam.