THE COLD WAR 1950 1973
THE VIETNAM WAR
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Question
[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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He was a communist and a threat to the United States’ interests.
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He would not use aid from the United Sates to rebuild the country.
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Most of the Vietnamese people did not like him or his politics.
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He seemed too inexperienced to lead a country.
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Detailed explanation-1: -During WWII, the U.S. was allied with Ho Chi Minh and the Viet Minh.
Detailed explanation-2: -The movement was riddled with communists and both its motives and political loyalties were unclear. The US considered Ho Chi Minh to be unreliable and possibly deceitful.
Detailed explanation-3: -The initial US intelligence assessment of Ho Chi Minh was that he was more nationalist than communist and was an acceptable partner. So, the US provided him with weapons and training teams to help teach his Viet Minh guerrillas how to fight.
Detailed explanation-4: -Ho Chi Minh’s strategy was to get the French to make the Chinese in the north withdraw and then to work for a treaty with France in which recognition of independence, evacuation of Leclerc’s forces, and reunification of the country would be assured.