USA HISTORY

THE COLD WAR 1950 1973

THE VIETNAM WAR

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Who was the leader of South Vietnam who received a large amount of US foreign aid?
A
Ngo Dinh Diem
B
Mao Zedong
C
Ho Chi Minh
D
Chaing Kai-Shek
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Ngô Đình Diệm, the President of South Vietnam, made a state visit to the United States, the main ally of his government, in 1957. Diệm received a glowing welcome and was heaped with praise as a leader of a “free country” in the midst of the Cold War.

Detailed explanation-2: -The Diem regime and the Viet Cong. Leaders in the U.S. capital, Washington, D.C., were surprised and delighted by Diem’s success. American military and economic aid continued to pour into South Vietnam while American military and police advisers helped train and equip Diem’s army and security forces.

Detailed explanation-3: -Ngo Dinh Diem, (born January 3, 1901, Quang Binh province, northern Vietnam-died November 2, 1963, Cho Lon, South Vietnam [now in Vietnam]), Vietnamese political leader who served as president, with dictatorial powers, of what was then South Vietnam, from 1955 until his assassination.

Detailed explanation-4: -1. Ngo Dinh Diem (1901-93) a Catholic Vietnamese politician. He was the US-backed ruler of South Vietnam between 1954 and his assassination in November 1963. 2.

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