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The Vietnam War was a successful, two-part effort by the Communist Party of Vietnam, led by Ho Chi Minh, first to expel colonial France (1946-54), and then to overthrow the government of South Vietnam (1958-75) and take control of the whole country, in the face of military intervention by the United States (1964-72).
A multipart war, first against the French colonial forces, then the government of South Vietnam, assisted by the United States, to unify [[Vietnam]], eventually under Communist rule

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A definition or brief description of Vietnam War.

A multipart war, first against the French colonial forces, then the government of South Vietnam, assisted by the United States, to unify Vietnam, eventually under Communist rule