Fort Sumter. April 12, 1861
Answer:
After Vietnam won independence in a war with France, the country was partitioned in two as the West worried about Communism spreading in Southeast Asia.
The North was left to the Communists who had played a vital role in the war against France and the South became democratic with free elections and massive aid from the US.
North Vietnam
- Allied with Soviet Union.
- Became a Communist country.
- Opposed the idea of elections.
South Vietnam
- Supported the idea of elections.
- Allied with the United States.
- Became a democratic republic.
Also known as the Seven Years’ War, this New World conflict marked another chapter in the long imperial struggle between Britain and France. When France’s expansion into the Ohio River valley brought repeated conflict with the claims of the British colonies, a series of battles led to the official British declaration of war in 1756. Boosted by the financing of future Prime Minister William Pitt, the British turned the tide with victories at Louisbourg, Fort Frontenac and the French-Canadian stronghold of Quebec. At the 1763 peace conference, the British received the territories of Canada from France and Florida from Spain, opening the Mississippi Valley to westward expansion.
