The North Vietnamese army was supported by the Sov Essays

The North Vietnamese army was supported by the Soviet Union, China and other communist allies the South Vietnamese army was supported by the United States, South Korea, Australia, Thailand and other anti-communist allies. There for it is considered a coldwar US military struggle fought primarily in South Vietnam from 1959 to 1975 The Vietnam War occurred in Vietnam, Laos, and Cambodia from 1 November 1955 to 30 April 1975. fought between North Vietnam and South Vietnam. The Viet Cong (also known as the National Liberation Front, or NLF) The North Vietnamese government and the Viet Cong were fighting to reunify Vietnam The U.S. government viewed its involvement in the war as a way to prevent a communist takeover of South Vietnam. It began as an attempt by Communist (Vietcong) in the South, backed by Communist North Vietnam, to overthrow the government of South Vietnam. The struggle widened into a war between South Vietnam and North Vietnam and ultimately into a limited international conflict. North(communist) south(anti communist)