Which of the Following Was Not a Reason Why Ngo

question 48

Multiple Choice

Which of the following was not a reason why Ngo Dinh Diem, the president of South Vietnam and ally of the United States, lacked popular support in his country?

• A) there was widespread corruption in his government.
• B) he refused to institute land reform for the peasants.
• C) his Buddhism alienated the predominantly Catholic population.
• D) he was an autocrat who saw himself as the mediator between the people and heaven.
• E) he refused to hold the promised elections to unify North and South Vietnam.

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