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Why did the Vietnam war start?

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The North Vietnamese government and the Viet Cong were fighting to reunify Vietnam. They viewed the conflict as a colonial war and a continuation of the First Indochina War against forces from France and later on the United States. ... Beginning in 1950, American military advisors arrived in what was then French Indochina.

When did the Vietnam war start?November 1, 1955 – April 30, 1975
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The North Vietnamese government and the Viet Cong were fighting to reunify Vietnam. They viewed the conflict as a colonial war and a continuation of the First Indochina War against forces from France and later on the United States.Beginning in 1950, American military advisors arrived in what was then French Indochina.
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