The+War+in+Vietnam+1961-63

Flexible response in action 16000 military advisors Diem assassination Buddist protest NFL founded; guerrilla war In 1960, the National Liberation Front was founded to fight against Diem's corrupt dictatorship. Vietnam was divided along the 17th parallel in 1954 Geneva agreement and ever since Diem did not hold elections in 1956, there has been growing opposition in the South and the NLF arised. Vietnam was divided along the 17th parallel in 1954 Geneva agreement The Americans saw them as terrorists and called them the Viet Cong to avoid resistance from the American people. The USSR and China were sending military supplies to the NFL through the Ho Chi Minh trail as they were weak compared to USA's weaponry. American miscalculations; failure of policy Since the US was supporting a corrupt dictator, this went against Roosevelt's Grand Design and democracy.