Vietnam War: Sides

During the Vietnam war the major sides taken were the South Vietnamese and the North Vietnames. Anyone else who joined the war sided with one of these groups.
The Government of the Republic of Vietnam(GVN) wanted to be a democratic nation apart from the North Vietnamese.
The Southeast Asia Organization(SEATO) was an organization that supported the GVN. Dwight D. Eisenhower strongly supported and helped develop this organization.
The Democratic Republic of Vietnam(DRV) wanted to take over South Vietnam by force and continue under communist rule.
The National Liberation Front(NLF) was a group that supported the DRV. Anyone was allowed to join this group as long as they believed in a united Vietmam under communist rule and apposed the South Vietnamese leader, Ngo Dinh Diem.
America was one of the most influential outside forces contributing to the Vietnam war. Many American's apposed the war because they thought it was wrong to be interfearing in a civil war outside of America.

Anti-Communist forces:                                   Communist forces:
South Vietnam                                            North Vietnam
  United States                                            Viet Cong