VIETNAM

a country in Southeast Asia; divided into North Vietnam and South Vietnam during the Vietnam War, but now reunified. —Clear Body, Clear Mind: The Effective Purification Program

a tropical country in Southeast Asia, site of a major war from 1954 to 1975. The war was between South Vietnam and communist-controlled North Vietnam. The United States became involved in this war in the mid-1960s, lending its support to the South. By the late 1960s, due to the length of the war, high US casualties, and US participation in war crimes against the Vietnamese, American involvement in the war became increasingly unpopular in the US and was strongly protested. In 1973, despite continuing hostilities between North and South Vietnam, the US removed all its troops. By 1975, the communists had overrun South Vietnam and the war was officially ended. Since the end of the war, Vietnam has faced great economic troubles. The country's extreme poverty, along with dissatisfaction with certain government programs, has caused great numbers of people to flee the country.a tropical country in Southeast Asia, site of a major war from 1954 to 1975. The war was between South Vietnam and communist-controlled North Vietnam. The United States became involved in this war in the mid-1960s, lending its support to the South. By the late 1960s, due to the length of the war, high US casualties, and US participation in war crimes against the Vietnamese, American involvement in the war became increasingly unpopular in the US and was strongly protested. In 1973, despite continuing hostilities between North and South Vietnam, the US removed all its troops. By 1975, the communists had overrun South Vietnam and the war was officially ended.a country in Southeast Asia; the site of the Vietnam War, in which the United States fought in the 1960s and 1970s. The war was waged from 1954 to 1975 between communist North Vietnam and noncommunist South Vietnam. The involvement of the United States in the war was extremely controversial, and reports of atrocities committed by both sides disturbed many Americans. Now, the meters which are being-you know, no reaction-the meters which are being used by infantry in Vietnam to hand to the communist fellow traveler who has just come from general headquarters-whatever it is-this meter, if it isn't a copy of the Mark V, would be a complete bust. -Auditing by Lists (16 Apr. 64) a country in Southeast Asia; divided into North Vietnam and South Vietnam during the Vietnam War, but now reunified.a country in Southeast Asia; the site of the Vietnam War, in which the United States fought in the 1960s and 1970s. The war was waged from 1954 to 1975 between communist North Vietnam and noncommunist South Vietnam. The involvement of the United States in the war was extremely controversial, and reports of atrocities committed by both sides disturbed many Americans.