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During the 20th century Vietnam was the site of a series of guerrilla wars: Against the Japanese during the Second World War; against the [[France|French]] for independence in the 1950s, and a civil war between the [[United States]]- backed South Vietnamese government and Viet Cong and North Vietnamese forces backed by [[China]] and the [[Union of Soviet Socialist Republics]] 1960s and 1970s.  

During the 20th century Vietnam was the site of a series of guerrilla wars: Against the Japanese during the Second World War; against the [[France|French]] for independence in the 1950s, and a civil war between the [[United States]]- backed South Vietnamese government and Viet Cong and North Vietnamese forces backed by [[China]] and the [[Union of Soviet Socialist Republics]] 1960s and 1970s.  

After American forces withdrew in 1975 the entire country fell to communism and the butcherous [[Khmer Rouge]] in nearby [[Cambodia]] was emboldened. About one million Vietnamese civilians lost their lives after the U.S. withdrawal, roughly half to Communist reprisals (see also [[Boat people]]).  

After American forces withdrew in 1975 the entire country fell to communism. About one million Vietnamese civilians lost their lives after the U.S. withdrawal, roughly half to Communist reprisals (see also [[Boat people]]). Another consequence of the American withdrawal and subsequent communist victory was the rise of the [[Khmer Rouge]] and subsequent [[genocide]] in nearby [[Cambodia]].

 

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