What are two reasons why US president Dwight Eisenhower provided full support to the leader Ngo Dinh Diem in South Vietnam?
He was afraid that Diem’s defeat would cause communism to spread to other parts of Asia.
He was planning to declare war against North Vietnam and bring it under control of the US government.
He did not want Chi Minh, a communist, to gain control of South Vietnam.
He wanted to establish nuclear missile bases in South Vietnam with the help of Diem.
He wanted to cause Chi Minh to declare war against South Vietnam.

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

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MrDonovan MrDonovan · Answer 2 · 2018-09-05T19:09:05-04:00

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.