Describe the situation in North and South Vietnam from 1954 to 1964. Why was the USA forced to withdraw in the early 1970’s? In North and South Vietnam between 1954 and 1964 there was a lot happening. For example Ngo Dinh Diem was selected as Prime Minister for South Vietnam, Diem attempted to get rid of communism in South Vietnam, the NLF was started, Diem was captured and killed, and there was fighting between South and North Vietnam. Firstly, …showed first 75 words of 1126 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1126 total…cause and the Americans just did not have the ‘enthusiasm’, as they mostly never understood what the war was about10. So in conclusion there were extensive anti-Communist actions going on between 1954 and 1964 along with a lot of civil discontent in South Vietnam. Then in the early 1970’s the Americans were forced to withdraw because the military and the general population could just not keep up fighting a war that they did not fully believe in.