Question

Explain how the vietnam conflict fits into the context of the cold war

Answer 1

The cold war between, Soviet Union, United states and China lead to the Vietnam war. The Vietnam war was considered as the proxy war in the cold war.

Explanation:

Although the United states and the Soviet union did not directly participated in the war but they both supported a different part of the war.

It is considered as a civil war among the south Vietnam and hence became a proxy war among the cold war powers. Therefore, This is how the Vietnam conflict fits into the context of the cold war.