Vietam War

The Vietnam War was the longest war in Untied States history. The hostilities claimed more the 58 000 American live while another 304 000 were wounded. The war was fought in Vietnam between 1959 and 1975. The war involved the North Vietnamese and the National Liberation Front who fought against the United States and the South Vietnamese army.

Between 1946 and 1954 the Vietnamese fought for their independence from France during the First Indochina War. After the war ended the country was divided into North and South Vietnam. The North Vietnam fell under control of the communists who were against France and who's aim was to unify Vietnam under a communist rule. South Vietnam was controlled by the Vietnamese who joined the French.

In 1965 the United States sent troops to prevent collapse of the South Vietnamese government. The United States was unable to do so and in 1975 Vietnam was reunified under Communist control becoming the Socialist Republic of Vietnam.

During the Vietnam was between three and four million Vietnamese were killed, from both South and North Vietnam. About 2 million Lao and Cambodians were killed as well who were pulled into the war. 58 000 Americans died in the war. The cost of the war was over $150 billion dollars for something the whole country didn't agree on.

The War was not a full American war. The country itself was divided up and still is today on the U.S. involvement in the Vietnam War. I don't think it was needed to have the U.S. involved and instead the United Nations should have helped out the situation.