USA HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -The United States had hoped that by overthrowing the unpopular Diem, it could strengthen the opposition to the communist Viet Cong. After his confrontations with the Buddhist it was becoming clear the South Vietnamese President Ngi Dinh Diems was too unpopular to successfully fight the war with the communist.

Detailed explanation-2: -President Eisenhower pledges support to Diem’s government and military forces. Eisenhower wrote to South Vietnamese President Ngo Dinh Diem and promised direct assistance to his government.

Detailed explanation-3: -The United States supported a military government in the South and the decision of its leader, Ngo Dinh Diem, to prevent free elections, which might result in the unification of the country under the control of the Communists.

Detailed explanation-4: -On 1 November 1963, Ngô Đình Diệm, the president of South Vietnam, was arrested and assassinated in a successful coup d’état led by General Dương Văn Minh. The coup was the culmination of nine years of autocratic and nepotistic family rule in the country.