Vietnam War

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Cold War conflict proxy war war

The Vietnam War was a protracted Cold War-era conflict in Southeast Asia, primarily between communist North Vietnam and U.S.-backed South Vietnam, that profoundly shaped global politics, military strategy, and American society.

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All labels observed (24)

Label	Occurrences
Vietnam War canonical	1,326
Vietnam War era	23
Second Indochina War	13
Resistance War Against America (in Vietnam)	1
The Vietnam War	1
United States involvement in the Vietnam War	1
United States military intervention in Vietnam	1
Vietnam 1965–72	1
Vietnam War (Philippine Civic Action Group)	1
Vietnam War (as subject matter of The Deer Hunter)	1
Vietnam War (early period, limited roles)	1
Vietnam War (early phase)	1
Vietnam War (early stages)	1
Vietnam War (in Watchmen continuity)	1
Vietnam War (late stages with allied operators)	1
Vietnam War (limited use)	1
Vietnam War (support operations)	1
Vietnam War (through 11th Marine Regiment)	1
Vietnam War conflict zone (historical)	1
Vietnam War era (stateside service)	1
Vietnam War era United States	1
Vietnam War escalation in Indochina	1
Vietnam War involving the United States	1
Vietnam combat operations	1

Statements (76)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Cold War conflict ⓘ proxy war ⓘ war ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	Vietnam War ⓘ surface form: Resistance War Against America (in Vietnam) Vietnam War ⓘ surface form: Second Indochina War
belligerentSide	Democratic Republic of Vietnam ⓘ surface form: North Vietnam and Viet Cong Republic of Vietnam ⓘ surface form: South Vietnam and United States and allies
casualtiesEstimate	over 2,000,000 Vietnamese civilians and soldiers killed ⓘ over 58,000 United States military deaths ⓘ
cause	containment of communism ⓘ division of Vietnam after First Indochina War ⓘ
conflictBetween	Democratic Republic of Vietnam ⓘ surface form: North Vietnam Republic of Vietnam ⓘ surface form: South Vietnam South Vietnam anti-communist forces ⓘ United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States Viet Cong ⓘ
endDate	1975-04-30 ⓘ
endedWith	Fall of Saigon ⓘ
followedBy	Cambodian–Vietnamese War ⓘ boat people refugee crisis ⓘ
hasParticipant	Australia ⓘ Cambodia ⓘ Democratic Republic of Vietnam ⓘ Laos ⓘ New Zealand ⓘ China ⓘ surface form: People's Republic of China Republic of Vietnam ⓘ South Korea ⓘ Soviet Union ⓘ Thailand ⓘ United States Armed Forces ⓘ Viet Cong ⓘ
ideologicalContext	anti-communism ⓘ communism ⓘ
involvedWeapon	Agent Orange ⓘ Boeing B-52 Stratofortress ⓘ surface form: B-52 strategic bombers napalm ⓘ
keyConcept	counterinsurgency warfare ⓘ domino theory ⓘ guerrilla warfare ⓘ
mainTheater	Southeast Asia ⓘ
majorCommander	Ho Chi Minh ⓘ Ngo Dinh Diem ⓘ Nguyen Hue (Nguyen Chi Thanh and other PAVN leaders often associated) ⓘ Nguyen Van Thieu ⓘ Vo Nguyen Giap ⓘ William Westmoreland ⓘ
mediaAspect	first televised war ⓘ
notableBattle	Battle of Dien Bien Phu ⓘ surface form: Battle of Dien Bien Phu is related as precursor conflict Battle of Hue ⓘ Battle of Ia Drang ⓘ Battle of Khe Sanh ⓘ
notableOperation	Operation Linebacker ⓘ Operation Linebacker ⓘ surface form: Operation Linebacker II Operation Rolling Thunder ⓘ
partOf	Cold War ⓘ
peaceAgreement	Paris Peace Accords negotiations on the Vietnam War ⓘ surface form: Paris Peace Accords
place	Cambodia ⓘ Laos ⓘ Viet Nam ⓘ surface form: Vietnam
politicalImpact	U.S. War Powers Resolution ⓘ U.S. domestic anti-war movement ⓘ
precededBy	First Indochina War ⓘ
relatedConflict	Cambodian Civil War ⓘ Laotian Civil War ⓘ
result	Communist victory ⓘ Fall of Saigon ⓘ Fall of Saigon ⓘ surface form: Reunification of Vietnam
significantEvent	Easter Offensive ⓘ Gulf of Tonkin incident ⓘ My Lai massacre ⓘ Operation Rolling Thunder ⓘ Paris Peace Accords negotiations on the Vietnam War ⓘ surface form: Paris Peace Accords Tet Offensive ⓘ
socialImpact	Vietnam syndrome in United States ⓘ
startDate	1955-11-01 ⓘ

Referenced by (1,383)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

United States Army Signal Corps → conflictInvolved → Vietnam War ⓘ

Martin Luther King Jr. → opposed → Vietnam War ⓘ

United States Army → engagedIn → Vietnam War ⓘ

In Retrospect: The Tragedy and Lessons of Vietnam → subject → Vietnam War ⓘ

United States Navy → notableConflict → Vietnam War ⓘ

United States Army Rangers → notableEngagement → Vietnam War ⓘ

Cold War → hasSignificantEvent → Vietnam War ⓘ

United States Marine Corps → engagedIn → Vietnam War ⓘ

Argument Without End: In Search of Answers to the Vietnam Tragedy → mainSubject → Vietnam War ⓘ

1st Marine Division (United States) → conflict → Vietnam War ⓘ

American Power and the New Mandarins → mainSubject → Vietnam War ⓘ

Paris Peace Accords negotiations on the Vietnam War → partOf → Vietnam War ⓘ

Paris Peace Accords negotiations on the Vietnam War → involvesConflict → Vietnam War ⓘ

this entity surface form: Second Indochina War

USASC → conflictInvolved → Vietnam War ⓘ

Silver Star → conflict → Vietnam War ⓘ

United States Armed Forces → engagedIn → Vietnam War ⓘ

Life → covered → Vietnam War ⓘ

Vietnam War → alsoKnownAs → Vietnam War ⓘ

this entity surface form: Second Indochina War

Vietnam War → alsoKnownAs → Vietnam War ⓘ

this entity surface form: Resistance War Against America (in Vietnam)

Blue Diamond → conflict → Vietnam War ⓘ

subject surface form: 1st Marine Division

1968 California Democratic presidential primary → campaignIssue → Vietnam War ⓘ

military payment certificates (historical) → usedDuring → Vietnam War ⓘ

subject surface form: military payment certificates

Viet Nam → historicalEvent → Vietnam War ⓘ

subject surface form: Vietnam

U.S. 101st Airborne Division → conflict → Vietnam War ⓘ

Provisional Revolutionary Government of the Republic of South Vietnam → participatedIn → Vietnam War ⓘ

Le Duc Tho → conflict → Vietnam War ⓘ

Xuan Thuy → participantIn → Vietnam War ⓘ

Xuan Thuy → conflict → Vietnam War ⓘ

Nguyen Van Thieu (indirectly through South Vietnamese delegation) → conflict → Vietnam War ⓘ

subject surface form: Nguyen Van Thieu

White House Years → subject → Vietnam War ⓘ

The Old Breed → conflict → Vietnam War ⓘ

Navy Unit Commendation → conflictUsage → Vietnam War ⓘ

U.S. Pacific Fleet → conflictInvolvement → Vietnam War ⓘ

Royal Australian Air Force → conflict → Vietnam War ⓘ

Andersen Air Force Base → usedDuring → Vietnam War ⓘ

RN: The Memoirs of Richard Nixon → subject → Vietnam War ⓘ

U.S. 82nd Airborne Division → conflictParticipated → Vietnam War ⓘ

1968 Indiana Democratic presidential primary → tookPlaceDuring → Vietnam War ⓘ

this entity surface form: Vietnam War era

Chuck Yeager → conflict → Vietnam War ⓘ

Nguyen Duy Trinh → participantIn → Vietnam War ⓘ

Tomb of the Unknown Soldier → warCommemorated → Vietnam War ⓘ

Nguyen Thi Binh → participantIn → Vietnam War ⓘ

United States Navy Reserve → conflictInvolvement → Vietnam War ⓘ

5th Marine Regiment → conflictParticipated → Vietnam War ⓘ

7th Marine Regiment → conflict → Vietnam War ⓘ

Australian War Memorial → commemoratesConflict → Vietnam War ⓘ

11th Marine Regiment → conflict → Vietnam War ⓘ

1st Combat Engineer Battalion → conflict → Vietnam War ⓘ

3rd Marine Division → conflict → Vietnam War ⓘ