50 Insane Facts About Vietnam War You Didn't Know

East vs West, Democracy vs Communism, USA vs the Soviet Union- unfortunately for the residents of Vietnam they would become the casualties of a struggle far greater than themselves as two superpowers jockeyed for global domination, with their nation as one of countless proxy battlefields. How much do you really know about the Vietnam War though? Hello and welcome to another episode of The Infographics Show- today we're taking a look at 50 incredible facts about the Vietnam War.

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[TheInfographicsShow]

Which war movie/series were you most deeply moved by? What resonated in you after watching it?

[jackmr]

Avengers: We have the Hulk

Vietnam:We have trees

[keithmoriyama]

Fact #51: It took 50, 000 bullets to kill one soldier in Vietnam.
Fact #52: The Vietnamese don't call it the Vietnamese War. The call it the American War.

[user_staractive]

Fact 51: The Vietnam War had made the US end mandatory military service.
Fact 52: The first B-52, one of the US' most powerful strategic bombers, was being shot down by the North Vietnamese.
Fact 53: Vietnam War has the highest numbers of B-52 shot down/heavy damaged (15_U.S report | 34_North Vietnam report).
Fact 54: Paris Treaty 1973 ended the US & allies' involvement in Vietnam, which was unprofitable for South Vietnam.
Fact 55: Despite the treaty being signed, both sides accused each other of violating the treaty. Without the supplies from the West, S.Vietnam soon fell one by one; which led the North the opportunities to fully engage and retrieved all the southern territories, successfully unifying the nation under their ideology.
Fact 56: Technically the US had won the battle like real big but they didn't win the people's hearts. That might be a big disadvantage for them (the story which would happen in Afghanistan)
Fact 57: Some people think this was a civil war, but it's not. Since the Vietnam War had directed involvement from: US and some others pro-US (from aids to men) -> S.Vietnam; USSR, China, and some others pro-communist (aids, military advisors, diplomatic support) -> N.Vietnam
Fact 58: N.Vietnam had never allowed any foreign soldier of any country to fight in direct combat during the war (only advisors). But the fact that some North Korean pilots were sided with the Vietnamese pilots fighting the war in the 60s

[MJHHanni]

I was drafted in 1965, went to Vietnam in 1966, 20 years old didn't know anything but after being in a holding Company for 3 weeks recovered this was a war for the rich to get richer, and after being discharged other things come to light proving it, Ive been every year the last 5 years it's been the best thing I've ever done, 😍😍

[isayu]

I'm Vietnamese, and, yeah, our bush is friendly

[neutralpie]

Russia old allies: Winter
Vietnam old allies: Trees
Thank you mother nature

[sonoan]

Vietnam:let me tell you a joke
The USA:what ?
Vietnam: South vietnam
The USA:I don't get it!
Vietnam:YEAH

[yudhyindraaa]

You can't win American War.


Nguyen : "hold my rice."

[khoalinski]

USA: We have professional soldiers and high advanced vehicles

Vietnam: *Hold My Trees*

[mammamia]

everyone gangsta until the trees learn Vietnamese

[sleepy]

The Vietnam war was old rich men talking, and young brave soldiers being taken advantage of.

[peterjohn]

To quote the"Never get involved in a land war in Asia."

[rajeevrana]

Vietnam has the people, full of courage and love for their country.

[AyeGee]

A lot of Australian and New Zealand veteran children suffering effects of Agent Orange like myself, but NOTHING compared to what the Vietnamese are still being born with to this day.

[cigsaday]

51st fact: VIETNAMESE DONT FIGHT FOR COMMUNISM, CAPITALISM OR ANY POLITICAL IDEOLOGY BUT WE FIGHT FOR OUR PEOPLE, OUR COUNTRY. OUR TRUE IDEOLOGIES ARE PATRIOTISM, NATIONALISM.

[loanmarcus]

My mom is Vietnamese, she told me when she was a child, an American solider gave her some candies.

[manasgaikwad]

So french military continued the traditon of losing after WW2

[Snapmare_]

*_"they're in the trees!"_*

[jilldawson]

51. After the Vietnam War, it was the US that agreed China to invade Vietnam in 1979.
52. After the Vietnam War, it was the US that issued a total ban against Vietnam in hoping to collapse the Vietnamese government, and turned the country to stone age.
53. Both Russia and the US now want to lease land in Cam Ranh, Vietnam, to put up their base, but the Vietnamese government refuse both of them.
54. To gain friendly term with Vietnam, the US government not only give free old patrol and combat boats to Vietnam, it also encourage Vietnamese government to buy its weapons. The Vietnamese government has not order a single item yet.
55. Now the US government is willing to do anything to gain the alliance with Vietnam.
THOSE ARE BIG FACTS, JACK!!!