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Q: 1956 elections to unify Vietnam did or did not take place?
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When were elections to be held to unify Vietnam?

July of 1956.


Why did the US to support popular elections in Vietnam in 1956?

The U.S. feared that Vietnam would vote for a communist government.


What statement is true about Vietnam's ability to hold democratic elections?

NO. Vietnam has never had truly free and democratic elections. In fact, the US was notable for effectively preventing voters in South Vietnam from voting for unification with North Vietnam in 1956.


When did US stop elections in Vietnam war?

I am not sure exactly what this question refers to. The US did not stop any elections during the Vietnam war. Certainly not in the United States. If the question refers to elections in Vietnam, actually in 1956 (before the US involvement), Ngo Dinh Diem stopped the elections called for in the 1954 Geneva Accords. It was only under US pressure, that he finally agreed to hold the elections which were held in 1959


Why did Vietnam remain divided into North and South after 1956?

The South Vietemese leaders knew that he would lose the elections. (APEX)


What led to the failures in Vietnam?

In 1956, South Vietnam, with American backing, refused to hold the unification elections. By 1958, Communist-led guerrillas known as the Viet Cong had begun to battle the South Vietnamese government. By; Kenya Z. T. In 1956, South Vietnam, with American backing, refused to hold the unification elections. By 1958, Communist-led guerrillas known as the Viet Cong had begun to battle the South Vietnamese government. By; Kenya Z. T.


Why did Ngo Dinh Diem refused to hold country wide elections in Vietnam in 1956?

Diem stated that elections would not being entirely free from communist influence, as the south had not been party to the 1954 Geneva peace agreements.


What elections did Eisenhower win?

The 1952 and 1956 elections agains Adlai Stevenson.


When was the first time India had elections?

1956


Which year did Diem cancels the elections?

1956.


The united states refused to support popular elections in vietnam in 1956 because they?

Feared that Vietnam would vote for a Communist government.


Why did diem refuse to have elections in 1956?

Diem cancelled it under the pretext that North Vietnam's communist government wouldn't keep the elections democratic; however another reason was that Ho Chi Minh was more popular than Diem and would have won the reunification election.