What happen in the Vietnam war?

Vietnam war: Nov 1, 1955 – Apr 30, 1975

explanation: After the fall of the Japanese Empire, the Indochinese country of Vietnam refused to be retaken by the French. France thus sent in an army to counter this opposition but instead ended up fighting a communist Vietnamese force known as Viet Minh. France fought the Viet Minh for about seven years but ultimately lost the war in August 1954. After the French soldiers departed, Vietnam was left divided between two political parties - a largely communist population in the north, and a Catholic anti-communist population in the south.

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in 1803 the louisiana purchase took place, doubling the size of the country. by 1840 almost 7 million americans had migrated westward in hopes of securing land and being prosperous. the belief that settlers were destined to expand to the west is often referred to as manifest destiny.

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