USA HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -The north was supported by the Soviet Union, China, and other communist states, while the south was supported by the United States and other anti-communist allies.

Detailed explanation-2: -North Vietnam was supported by the Soviet Union, China, and other communist allies; South Vietnam was supported by the United States, South Korea, the Philippines, Australia, Thailand, and other anti-communist allies.

Detailed explanation-3: -Americans and their South Vietnamese allies referred to the People’s Liberation Armed Forces as “insurgents” or “Viet Cong.” U.S. military advisers were sent to Vietnam to train and support South Vietnamese troops.

Detailed explanation-4: -In the end, almost 60, 000 Australians served (521 of whom died), about 40, 000 Thais served (321 of whom died), and over 3, 000 New Zealanders served (37 of whom died). The Philippines, Taiwan and Spain likewise aided the U.S. war effort, whereas on the communist side North Korea and Cuba purportedly sent token support.

Detailed explanation-5: -The United States had provided funding, armaments, and training to South Vietnam’s government and military since Vietnam’s partition into the communist North and the democratic South in 1954.