Several. Australia, New Zealand, The Philippines, Thailand, and the Republic of Korea (South Korea) sent troops to Vietnam.
Soldiers from the United States were sent to South Vietnam to support the government and combat the communist insurgency during the Vietnam War.
North Vietnam was supported by Soviet Union money and military equipment. Help also came from China, and later from Cuba. South Vietnam, as a member of the South East Asia Treaty Organization (SEATO), was supported by the United States, Canada, South Korea, Australia, and the Philippines.
Both were members of the South East Asia Treaty Organization (SEATO) - as was the Republic of South Vietnam.
SEATO required a unanimous vote from all members, which it never recieved, for involvement in the Vietnam War. So, some of the countries that were part of SEATO participated in the war, on behalf of America's request.
SEATO was actually formed around that time frame, and France was part of SEATO. SEATO was dissolved in about 1977 because France and Pakistan withdrew from SEATO. SEATO was formed to protect the free nations of South East Asia "Treaty Organization" from a communist attack. France had little to nothing to do with why and when SEATO was formed; communism had something to do with it.
Australia and South Vietnam were both members of the South East Asia Treaty Organization (SEATO) with an obligation to defend member states.
The government formed alliances by signin treatys such as the SEATO and ANZUS Treaty
Soldiers from the United States were sent to South Vietnam to support the government and combat the communist insurgency during the Vietnam War.
SEATO
Somewhat democratic South Vietnam was a member of the South East Asia Treaty Organization (SEATO), so by treaty, we were obligated to help defend South Vietnam. We entered the Vietnam War to help South Vietnam stop Communist North Vietnam from their attempts to unify the whole country.
Australia was a member of the South East Asia Treaty Organization, as was South Vietnam. SEATO was the pacific alliance that drew together the U.S., Korea, Philippines, and Australia to defend South Vietnam against a take-over by North Vietnam.
SEATO stands for South East Asia Treaty Organization. The Eisenhower administration provided South Vietnam with money and advisors to help stop the threat of a North Vietnamese takeover. The United States also was pledged by treaty (SEATO) to aid the member nations in southeast Asia, if they were attacked by a foreign (communist) power.
Great Britain specifically did not support Australia in the Vietnam War even though allied under SEATO to resist communist aggression in South East Asia, becoming in many Australian eyes Little England.
Europe had the North Atlantic Teaty Organization (NATO), Asia had the South East Asia Treaty Organization (SEATO). The allies fighting in Vietnam were part of SEATO.
The Vietnam war was a product of the rivalry between the US and the Soviet Union. It was part of the reasoning behind the construction of NATO and SEATO, both of which were created in fear of spreading communism ideals.
North Vietnam was supported by Soviet Union money and military equipment. Help also came from China, and later from Cuba. South Vietnam, as a member of the South East Asia Treaty Organization (SEATO), was supported by the United States, Canada, South Korea, Australia, and the Philippines.
Both were members of the South East Asia Treaty Organization (SEATO) - as was the Republic of South Vietnam.