Who won the war in Vietnam?

The Vietnam War (Vietnamese: Chiến tranh Việt Nam), also known as the Second Indochina War, and in Vietnam as the Resistance War Against America (Vietnamese: Kháng chiến chống Mỹ) or simply the American War, was a conflict that occurred in Vietnam, Laos, and Cambodia from 1 November 1955 to the fall of Saigon on 30 April 1975. read more

Objectively, North Vietnam – the communists – who achieved their goals of reuniting and gaining independence for the whole Vietnam won the war whereas South Vietnam under the U.S. support lost the war. read more

A person only familiar with the role the United States played in Vietnam might ask this question expecting one of two answers: "The United States won" or "Vietnam won". Unfortunately, the phrase "The Vietnam War" covers a much longer period of time in the country of Vietnam where the phrase probably has very little meaning. read more