Support\oppose+of+war

The Soviet Union supported the Viet Cong with weapons and ammo. Chinese also supported Viet Cong [|support for Viet Cong]
 * during the early years of the war that the Chinese military support of the People’s Army of Vietnam (PAVN) began on a rather minor scale. This military aid started in March of 1946 as the Chinese Communist First Regiment of the Southern Guangdong People’s Force crossed into Vietnam in order to avoid Chiang Kai-Shek’s Nationalist 46th and 64th Armies during the Chinese Civil War.In addition to avoiding destruction this Chinese Regiment would begin to lay the groundwork for training and advising the less mature Vietnamese forces.
 * Ho and the Viet Minh wasted no time in sending representatives northward to ask for support and assistance from the new communist government.
 * In addition to the training and planning guidance by the CMAG the logistical support from China began to increase steadily. The support provided was only 10-20 tons a month in 1951, increasing to 250 tons a month in 1952, further increasing to 600 tons a month in 1953 and 1,500 to 4,000 tons monthly during the last year of the war in 1954. Additionally the Chinese transportation network to include roads and railways leading from China to Vietnam was improved also with some 1,000 trucks provided to the PAVN. This military aid provided by China enabled the PAVN to expand into a well armed and trained conventional force capable of defeating the French Army in large scale offensive operations.
 * supported the south Vietnam with man power, training, and weapons.
 * the Vietnamese waged an anti-colonial war against France and received $2.6 billion in financial support from the United States.
 * To support the South’s government, the United States sent in 2,000 military advisors, a number that grew to 16,300 in 1963.


 * Support for War in Vietnam in America, (by age)**||  ||   ||   ||
 * || Under 30 || 30-49 || Over 49 ||
 * May 1965 || 61 || 59 || 43 ||
 * August 1965 || 76 || 64 || 51 ||
 * November 1965 || 75 || 68 || 57 ||
 * March 1966 || 71 || 63 || 48 ||
 * May 1966 || 62 || 54 || 39 ||
 * September 1966 || 53 || 56 || 39 ||
 * November 1966 || 66 || 55 || 41 ||
 * May 1967 || 60 || 53 || 42 ||
 * July 1967 || 62 || 52 || 37 ||
 * October 1967 || 50 || 50 || 35 ||
 * Early February 1968 || 51 || 44 || 36 ||
 * March 1968 || 50 || 46 || 35 ||
 * April 1968 || 54 || 44 || 31 ||
 * August 1968 || 45 || 39 || 27 ||
 * Early October 1968 || 52 || 41 || 26 ||
 * February 1969 || 47 || 43 || 31 ||
 * September 1969 || 36 || 37 || 25 ||
 * January 1970 || 41 || 37 || 25 ||
 * March 1970 || 48 || 41 || 26 ||
 * April 1970 || 43 || 40 || 25 ||
 * January 1971 || 41 || 38 || 20 ||
 * May 1971 || 34 || 30 || 23 ||

Hippies opposed the war, and governments ideas.

[|future freedom foundation] Those who supported the war were accused of being warmongers. Those who resisted the war were accused of being unpatriotic