The Global War 1955 – 1963: Conflict in Asia - Formation of NLF Flashcards
1
Q
When was the National Liberation Front formed? Who was it formed by?
A
- December 1960
- Formed by North Vietnamese leadership, joining many differing nationalist groups
2
Q
Where was the NLF based?
A
- NLF was based in South Vietnam, to free the South
3
Q
What were the NLF’s aims and beliefs?
A
- To created a unified and sovereign Vietnam
- Rejected Diem’s quasi-imperialist policies and US presence
- Not all NLF supporters were necessarily communist, but all were nationalists
4
Q
How did Diem’s actions lead to increasing support of the NLF?
A
- Diem wanted to destroy communists in South Vietnam
- He ignored the interests of the majority, especially the rural peasantry
- Local officials were replaced by government-appointed officials
- Many of these officials were Catholic, reminding people of former French colonialist leaders
5
Q
Who was the leader of the NLF? Where do people believe the true leadership of the NLF lay?
A
- Nguyen Huu Tho
- Believed real leadership lay in Hanoi and with Ho Chi Minh
- Some believed that NLF painted as Southern movement so it didn’t appear to break Geneva Conference agreements, which forbade North from placing its forces in South
6
Q
When was the NLF’s 10-point programme published?
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- December 1960
7
Q
What was the Ho Chi MInh trail
A
Comlex support netwrork for the NLF
Provided supply route into South
