Question

What was Ho Chi Minh’s main goal when he became the leader of the nationalist movement in Vietnam in 1940?
to stop Communism from spreading to Vietnam
to divide Vietnam into two separate countries
to gain Vietnam’s independence from France
to seek economic and military support from France

Answer 1

to gain Vietnam’s independence from France

Ho Chi Minh led the nationalist movement to end French colonial rule and establish an independent Vietnamese state (he was also a communist, so stopping communism or dividing the country were not his goals then).