Those who supported the vietnam war and those who opposed it were nicknamed

Those who supported the Vietnam War were known as hawks.

Hawks felt that the United States needed to get involved in the Vietnam War in order to stop the communist regime of the North Vietnamese from spreading into South Vietnam.

Those who opposed the Viettnam War were known as doves.

These people usually felt that it was unecessary for the United States to continually get involved in foreign affairs when there were many problems that needed to be addressed in American society first.

The answer is hawks for the first one, the second one is doves.

Explanation:

Followup question is A. The enemy is unclear, C. The goals of the war were uncertain, D. The draft seemed unfair and E. The war cost many lives.