Vietnam War

armed conflict in Vietnam, Laos, and Cambodia between North Vietnam and South Vietnam, from 1955 to 1975
Event proxy_war Q8740
Vietnam War
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Vietnam War

Summary

Vietnam War is a proxy war[1]. It draws 181,626 Wikipedia views per month (proxy_war category, ranking #1 of 4).[2]

Key Facts

  • Vietnam War is in the country of Vietnam[3].
  • Vietnam War's instance of is recorded as proxy war[4].
  • Vietnam War was followed by subsidy period[5].
  • Vietnam War took place at Laos[6].
  • The location of Vietnam War was Cambodia[7].
  • Vietnam War took place at Vietnam[8].
  • The location of Vietnam War was South Vietnam[9].
  • Vietnam War took place at North Vietnam[10].
  • Vietnam War took place at South China Sea[11].
  • The location of Vietnam War was Gulf of Thailand[12].
  • Vietnam War is part of Cold War[13].
  • Vietnam War is part of Indochina Wars[14].
  • Vietnam War's Commons category is recorded as Vietnam War[15].
  • Vietnam War's said to be the same as is recorded as Second Indochina War[16].
  • Vietnam War comprises Battle of Ap Bac[17].
  • Vietnam War comprises Many Flags[18].
  • Vietnam War comprises Tet Offensive[19].
  • Vietnam War comprises opposition to United States involvement in the Vietnam War[20].
  • Vietnam War comprises Battle of Núi Thành[21].
  • Vietnam War comprises Operation Caroline Hill[22].
  • Vietnam War comprises Q17651565[23].
  • Vietnam War comprises My Lai Massacre[24].
  • Vietnam War began on November 1, 1955[25].
  • Vietnam War ended on April 30, 1975[26].
  • Vietnam War took place on April 30, 1975[27].

Body

When and Where

Vietnam War took place on April 30, 1975[27]. It began on November 1, 1955[25]. It ended on April 30, 1975[26]. Recorded location include Laos[6], Cambodia[7], Vietnam[8], South Vietnam[9], North Vietnam[10], and South China Sea[11]. It is in the country of Vietnam[3].

Context

Part of include Cold War[13], a cold war[28] and Indochina Wars[14], a war[29]. Vietnam War's instance of is recorded as proxy war[4]. It was followed by subsidy period[5].

Participants

Recorded participant include South Vietnam[30], United States[31], South Korea[32], Thailand[33], Philippines[34], and New Zealand[35].

Outcome and Impact

Recorded number of deaths include {'amount': '+1291426'}[36] and {'amount': '+4211459'}[37].

Why It Matters

Vietnam War draws 181,626 Wikipedia views per month (proxy_war category, ranking #1 of 4).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[38] It is known by 62 alternative names across languages and contexts.[39]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
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  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.
  26. [30] . wikidata.org.
  27. [31] . wikidata.org.
  28. [32] . wikidata.org.
  29. [33] . wikidata.org.
  30. [34] . wikidata.org.
  31. [35] . wikidata.org.
  32. [36] . wikidata.org.
  33. [37] . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [38] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [39] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 2d ago · Lucivarius · 2026-09-18 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Point in time +1975-04-30T00:00:00Z
    Location Laos, Cambodia, Vietnam +4
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P276]]: [[Q180573]]"
  2. 27d ago · Emilia Noah · 2026-08-24 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Part of Cold War, Indochina Wars
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|1 */ [[Property:P2716]]: VietnamMural.jpg"
  3. 6w ago · Bouzinac · 2026-08-06 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Has part(s) Battle of Ap Bac, Many Flags, Tet Offensive +5
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P527]]: [[Q183421]], using [[User:Frettie/consistency check add.js]]"
  4. 6w ago · Andre Engels · 2026-08-06 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Wolfram language entity code Entity["HistoricalEvent", "VietnamWar"], Entity["MilitaryConflict", "VietnamWar"]
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ [[Property:P4839]]: Entity["MilitaryConflict", "VietnamWar"], Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/54123649|Vietnam War (#54123649)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/ca"
  5. 9w ago · LadyData · 2026-07-13 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Wolfram language entity code Entity["HistoricalEvent", "VietnamWar"], Entity["MilitaryConflict", "VietnamWar"]
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ [[Property:P4839]]: Entity["HistoricalEvent", "VietnamWar"], Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/53931097|Vietnam War (#53931097)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/cat"
  6. 11w ago · Andre Engels · 2026-07-02 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Utah history encyclopedia id v/VIETNAM_CONFLICT
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ [[Property:P7692]]: v/VIETNAM_CONFLICT, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/83353875|Vietnam Conflict (#83353875)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/2997|uen.or"
  7. 12w ago · Susmuffin · 2026-06-23 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Harper's tag vietnam-war, vietnamese-conflict-1961-1975
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ [[Property:P13772]]: vietnam-war, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/289966973|vietnam war (#289966973)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/7915|Harper's tag]] "
  8. 14w ago · MariuszRokin · 2026-06-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Svkkl authority id h0008129-vietnamska-valka-19611975
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P9322]]: h0008129-vietnamska-valka-19611975, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/259599|batch #259599]]"
  9. 15w ago · Legonin · 2026-06-05 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Larousse id divers/wd/148881
    "/* wbsetclaim-update:2||1 */ [[Property:P6058]]: divers/wd/148881"
  10. 16w ago · Tholzheim · 2026-05-27 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Factgrid item id Q1783886
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ [[Property:P8168]]: Q1783886, adds FactGrid ID"
  11. 17w ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Local thumb
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|7 */ [[Property:P2347]]: 18334, mv to monolingual text names on YSO statements"
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