> the south of the country that wanted nothing to do with the communists How could the Viet Cong have been as successful as they were if they didn't have subst

> the south of the country that wanted nothing to do with the communists How could the Viet Cong have been as successful as they were if they didn't have substantial support in the south? There was supposed to have been a referendum on re-unification in 1956, but it was cancelled by South Vietnam's Ngo Dinh Diem.