ID: 901000043 Page link: http://vocab.getty.edu/page/ia/901000043	Record Type: Event/Narrative

	Vietnam War (Asian-Western event, 1954-1975))

Note: Protracted conflict that pitted the communist government of North Vietnam and its allies in South Vietnam against the government of South Vietnam and its principal ally, the United States.

Display Date: 1954-1975

Names:

	Vietnam War (Asian-Western event, 1954-1975)) (preferred,English,D,P)
	Vietnamese War (Asian-Western event, 1954-1975)) (English,U,P)
	Vietnam Conflict (Asian-Western event, 1954-1975)) (English,U,P)
	Vietnamese Conflict (Asian-Western event, 1954-1975)) (English,U,P)
	Chiến tranh Việt Nam (Asian-Western event, 1954-1975)) (Vietnamese-P,D,P)

Hierarchical Position:

		Named Events (P)
		....<Global historical events> (P)
		........Vietnam War (Asian-Western event, 1954-1975)) (P)

Other Relationships:

	role/characteristic is .... war
	.....(armed conflicts, events (activities), Events (hierarchy name)) (AAT)

	located in .... Vietnam
	.....(Asia) (TGN)

Sources:

	Vietnam War (Asian-Western event, 1954-1975))
	................Library of Congress Authorities online (2002-) sh 85143277
	................Encyclopedia Britannica Online (2002-)
	Vietnamese War (Asian-Western event, 1954-1975))
	................Encyclopedia Britannica Online (2002-)
	Vietnam Conflict (Asian-Western event, 1954-1975))
	................Library of Congress Authorities online (2002-)
	Vietnamese Conflict (Asian-Western event, 1954-1975))
	................Library of Congress Authorities online (2002-)
	Chiến tranh Việt Nam (Asian-Western event, 1954-1975))
	................Tuong, War in Vietnam (2005) title

Iconography Record Sources:

	................ Encyclopedia Britannica Online (2002-)
	................ Source for image https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vietnam_War#/media/File:South_Vietnam_Map.jpg