The Viet Minh were also able to acquire the support of various indigenous people. They accomplished this by expressing interest in learning about their local customs and traditions (Duiker, 1995, p. 43). Additionally, in the northern and southern portions of Vietnam, people believed that the Viet Minh were being supported by the Allies (Duiker, 1995, p. 52). Thus, they easily received the approval of the majority of the people in those regions (Duiker, 1995, p. 52). While the August Revolution was being underway, the Viet Minh’s party rivals were incapacitated by their own divide; thus, they were unable to formulate any type of plan to address the issues of the present moment (Duiker, 1995, p. 52). Overall, these factors made this movement the best organized alliance that was more than capable of dealing with the people’s immediate needs. Therefore, only the Viet Minh could have proclaimed the Independence of Vietnam on September 2, 1945, because no else had won “the hearts and minds” of the people of Vietnam (Duiker, 1995, p.