The Vietnam War, also known as the Second Indochina War, the Vietnam Conflict or the American War, was a Cold War military
conflict that occurred in Vietnam, Laos, and Cambodia from September 26, 1959 to April 30, 1975. This war followed the First
Indochina War and was fought between the communist North Vietnam, supported by its communist allies, and the government of
South Vietnam, supported by the United States and other anti-communist nations.