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The conflict between North Vietnam and the United States stemmed from the division of Vietnam into two regions after the French left in 1954. The two regions were North Vietnam, with a communist government led by Ho Chi Minh, and South Vietnam, with a non-communist government supported by the United States and its allies.
The U.S. and its allies tried to stop the spread of communism in Vietnam, fearing that it would lead to the domino effect in Southeast Asia if one country fell to communism. This led to the U.S. providing military and financial support to South Vietnam in an attempt to prevent the communist takeover.
Ultimately, North Vietnam won the war and succeeded in reunifying the country under communist rule. After the North Vietnamese forces invaded South Vietnam and captured Saigon in 1975, the country was united as the Socialist Republic of Vietnam with a communist government. The conflict between North Vietnam and the United States came to an end, but it left a lasting impact on both countries and the region.