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VIETNAM (4)
VIETNAM (4)
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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.
—
Academy
Level IV
Glossary