Question

What are two reasons why US president Dwight Eisenhower provided full support to the leader Ngo Dinh Diem in South Vietnam?

Answer 1

The correct answers are as followed:

He was afraid that Diem's defeat would cause communism to spread to other parts of Asia

He  did not want Chi Minh, a communist, to gain control of South Vietnam

After the end of World War II, the United States entered the Cold War. This battle of ideologies between the US and Soviet Union caused a global conflict between the ideas of capitalism and communism. The US, fearing the spread of communism around the world, adapted the policy of containment. This foreign policy was focused on stopping the global spread of communism. In order to do this effectively, the United States entered the Vietnam War in hopes of stopping the spread of communism to Southe Vietnam and stopping communists leaders (like Minh) from gaining more political power.

Answer 2

The two answers are as follows

"he was afraid that diem's defeat would cause communism to spread to other parts of asia"

and also

he  did not want chi minh, a communist, to gain control of south vietnam