Domestic trends
There was an increased surge of nationalism in countries in Europe such as Spain under Franco, Italy under Mussolini and Germany under Hitler, which fueled dictatorial war ambitions. the financial conditions that hit the USA and European countries created conditions for hostility and conspiracies.
Foreign policy trends
increased imperialistic desires from European imperial powers and Japan increased tensions the weakness of the league of nation and the refusal of the usa to join it weakening it furtherthe formation of alliances also fueled tensionsthe policy of allied powers led by Neville chamberlain,called appeasement policy served to give the axis powers to prepare for war.
Well it depends on the officer really but for the most part they didn't care too much for them. They viewed the Germans as superior and just like all the other allied forces they hated them.
Based on my research(since the choices were not given), the United States tried to influence Vietnam’s national elections in 1956 when they supported Ngo Dinh Diem as president in South Vietnam. H<span>e was then named Prime Minister of the State of Vietnam during the Nguyen dynasty.</span>