The U.S wanted to postpone the elections in Vietnam because it was well-known that Ho Chi Minh had the popular support, and Vietnam would be united behind Socialism.
Which ended up happening anyway.
The election in South Vietnam was cancelled because no one wanted to vote. A Communist was going to win.
North Vietnam launched an invasion of South Vietnam.North Vietnam launched an invasion of south Vietnam.
President Eisenhower did not allow an election.
South Vietnam. In the Vietnam war when south Vietnam lost the communism took over south Vietnam.Before that north Vietnam & south Vietnam were different colonies.
The government of South Vietnam, under President Ngo Dinh Diem, is often cited as the entity that broke the Geneva Accords by not allowing free elections in South Vietnam as stipulated in the agreement. Diem feared that the communists would win the elections and chose not to hold them, which violated the Accords. This played a significant role in escalating the conflict and leading to the Vietnam War.
There was once a South Vietnam in the 20th Century; there is no, nor has there been, a South Vietnam in the 21st century.
North Vietnam launched an invasion of South Vietnam.North Vietnam launched an invasion of south Vietnam.
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A communist would likely win- was the answer for me on apex
President Eisenhower did not allow an election.
A communist would win
President Eisenhower did not allow an election.
He declared himself president after a fraudulent election.
Our political liaisons supported a free election type government in South Vietnam from the beginning in 1955.
He declared himself president after a fraudulent election.
A communist would likely win- was the answer for me on apex
Pretty close. No one expected the war to continue the way it did.
"South Beach" was cancelled after 8 episodes