Why might it be said that, for the vietnamese, the war wasn't about spreading communism, it was about fighting for vietnamese nationalism?

For the Vietnamese it was seen as a resistance against America

Explanation:

The Vietnamese war was also known as the second Indochina war that was fought for over two decades starting from 1955 and ending with the fall of Saigon in 1975.

The Americans were worried about the spreading of communism in Asia and wanted to stop its spread so Americans had the largest amount of troops involved in the war. in Vietnam the people termed it American war because they saw the presence of the American as a breach of their sovereignty during war times and the Guerrillas from southern Vietnam fought against the troops.

im pretty sure it has something to do with the end of ww1

assuming that by westerners you mean americans. that they were mean and controlling and abusive to its peasants.

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