Vietnam War: A long, costly armed conflict from 1954 to 1975 between communist North Vietnam backed by China & USSR, and South Vietnam supported by U.S., Australia & other anti-communist allies.
Ho Chi Minh: Vietnamese Communist revolutionary leader who was prime minister (1945–55) and president (1945–69) of North Vietnam. He led the Viet Minh independence movement from 1941 onward.
Doi Moi Policy: The name given to the economic reforms initiated in Vietnam in 1986 with the goal of creating a 'socialist-oriented market economy'.