Why did the United States continue to support South Vietnamese leader Ngo Dinh D

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Why did the United States continue to support South Vietnamese leader Ngo Dinh Diem’s corrupt and weak regime? a. Diem had built a stable and broad base of support for his government using advice from American officials.

b. Presidents Kennedy and Johnson feared losing Vietnam to communism.

c. U.S. officials were caught by surprise when a military coup led to Diem’s death.

d. By 1963, Diem’s forces had regained much of the Vietnamese countryside from the outnumbered Viet Cong.

e. Diem had the support of his people, which pointed to an eventual South Vietnamese victory over the communists.

Explanation / Answer

B. President kennedy and johnson feared losing vietnam to communism.

. According to the dominoes theory if a country become communist then communism is likely to soread in other neighbouring countries as well and this made us officials scared of losing south vietnam to communism after north vietnam became communist. Hence they supported ngo dinh diem

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