During the Viet War North Vietnam was a communist nation; the Republic of South Vietnam, which no longer exists, was a free democratic nation.
After the war ended in 1975 both N & S Vietnam became one communist country (because North Vietnam won the war, they conquered the Republic of South Vietnam).
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The United States became involved in Vietnam because they wanted to stop communism from happening in that part of Asia.
The United States supported the resistance to communism.
The Vietnam War started as part of the Cold War; communism vs. democracy. The United States feared the spread of Communism from the Soviet Union. And corrupt politicians in Vietnam used this fear to justify their desire to keep the wealth of Vietnam for themselves.
They controlled North Vietnam, the Ho Chi Minh Trail, and probably controlled the their ally, the VC.
North Vietnam was controlled by communists.