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How did the United States try to influence Vietnam’s national elections in 1956?
It hired soldiers to overthrow Ngo Dinh Diem.
It hired soldiers to overthrow Ho Chi Minh.
It backed Ngo Dinh Diem as president in South Vietnam.
It backed Ho Chi Minh as president in South Vietnam.
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It backed Ngo Dinh Diem as president in South Vietnam.
The U.S. feared Ho Chi Minh would win any nationwide 1956 election, so it supported Diem’s government (financially, politically, and with CIA-backed propaganda and advisers) and pressured against holding the reunification vote.
The U.S. feared Ho Chi Minh would win any nationwide 1956 election, so it supported Diem’s government (financially, politically, and with CIA-backed propaganda and advisers) and pressured against holding the reunification vote.
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