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Ngo Dinh Diem In South Vietnam

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Ngo Dinh Diem did indeed emerge as the leader of South Vietnam in the aftermath of Dien Bien Phu which was eventually seen coming. The U.S policy makers surprisingly wanted to aid the support of Diem during the Eisenhower administration because of a couple of reasons. The accords called for elections to be held in 1956 to reunite the country under a single government. (FOW, 1:16:00-120:00) Diem didn’t want anything to do with the elections but fearing that Ho Chi Mihn would win the elections, President Eisenhower certainly approved of Diem’s actions and increased the aid to South Vietnam. Cables (243 & 279) Another factor was called the Domino’s effect, which stating that if one state’s falls under communism, the surrounding states fall with

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