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Which of the following statements regarding U.S. involvement in Southeast Asia are true?
The United States supported Ho and the Vietminh in their struggle for self-rule.
Which of the following statements regarding U.S. involvement in Southeast Asia are true?
The United States called for the creation of the Southeast Asia Treaty Organization.
Which of the following statements regarding U.S. involvement in Southeast Asia are true?
At Geneva, the United States agreed that North and South Vietnam should be partitioned until free elections were held in 1956.
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1) False — the U.S. did not support Ho Chi Minh and the Viet Minh’s bid for independence. (U.S. contacts with Ho during WWII were limited; after WWII the U.S. backed France and later anti‑communist efforts in South Vietnam.)
2) True — the United States was a leading proponent of creating SEATO (the Manila Pact, 1954) as part of its effort to contain communism in Southeast Asia.
3) False — the 1954 Geneva Accords did call for a temporary partition at the 17th parallel and planned 1956 elections, but the United States did not formally accept/sign the accords and did not agree to the partition/elections as U.S. policy.
1) False — the U.S. did not support Ho Chi Minh and the Viet Minh’s bid for independence. (U.S. contacts with Ho during WWII were limited; after WWII the U.S. backed France and later anti‑communist efforts in South Vietnam.)
2) True — the United States was a leading proponent of creating SEATO (the Manila Pact, 1954) as part of its effort to contain communism in Southeast Asia.
3) False — the 1954 Geneva Accords did call for a temporary partition at the 17th parallel and planned 1956 elections, but the United States did not formally accept/sign the accords and did not agree to the partition/elections as U.S. policy.
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