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The 17th Parallel is where Vietnam was split into North and South Vietnam. North Vietnam wanted to spread communism, which was a factor in leading us to the great conflict we know as the Vietnam war. General Map of the Area __North Vietnam Plan of Attack__ __ Ho Chi Minh trail __ The Ho Chi Minh Trail was used by the North Vietnamese as a route for its troops to get into the South. They also used the trail as a supply route – for weapons, food and equipment. The Ho Chin Minh Trail ran along the Laos/Cambodia and Vietnam borders and was dominated by jungles. In total the ‘trail’ was about 1,000 kilometres in length and consisted of many parts. MORE MAPS: [|interactive-informational] [|maps]