The Vietnam War: The Conflict of Power (Politics - Asia)

The Conflict of Power

The Vietnam War was a long, costly armed conflict that pitted the communist regime of North Vietnam and its southern allies, known as the Viet Cong, against South Vietnam and its principal ally, the United States. The divisive war, increasingly unpopular at home, ended with the withdrawal of U.S. forces in 1973 and the unification of Vietnam under Communist control two years later. More than 3 million people, including 58,000 Americans, were killed in the fight.


- 1: Introduction
- 2: End of the French Rule, Vietnam Divided
- 3: The Diem Regime and the Viet Cong
- 4: The U.S. Role Grows
- 5: The Conflict Deepens
- 6: The Gulf of Tonkin
- 7: The United States Enters the War
- 8: Firepower Comes to Naught
- 9: Tet Brings the War Home
- 10: De-escalation, Negotiation and Vietnamization
- 11: The United States Negotiates a Withdrawal
- 12: The Fall of South Vietnam