Explain how the vietnam conflict fits into the context of the cold war

The cold war between, Soviet Union, United states and China lead to the Vietnam war. The Vietnam war was considered as the proxy war in the cold war.

Explanation:

Although the United states and the Soviet union did not directly participated in the war but they both supported a different part of the war.

It is considered as a civil war among the south Vietnam and hence became a proxy war among the cold war powers. Therefore, This is how the Vietnam conflict fits into the context of the cold war.