What country was helping South Vietnam resist a Communist takeover before the United States stepped in?

1 Answer
May 24, 2016

I would probably go for France.

Explanation:

After the diadater at Dien Bien Phu the French retreated from the North and decided to establish themselves in the south (beow the 17th parallel) leaving the North to the Viet-Minh and to the communist rule.