They did take place
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.
The South Vietemese leaders knew that he would lose the elections. (APEX)
Feared that Vietnam would vote for a Communist government.
A Communist would likely win.
In 1956, it divided Vietnam at the 17th parallel into North and South Vietnam. They remained that way until the South Vietnam government surrendered to North Vietnam forces in April, 1975.
July of 1956.
The U.S. feared that Vietnam would vote for a communist government.
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.
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
The South Vietemese leaders knew that he would lose the elections. (APEX)
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.
The U.S. refused to support popular elections in Vietnam in 1956 due to concerns that the Communist leader Ho Chi Minh would win, leading to a communist takeover of the country. The U.S. aimed to contain the spread of communism in Southeast Asia, aligning with its Cold War strategy. Additionally, the U.S. supported the non-communist government in South Vietnam, which was seen as a more favorable ally. This decision ultimately contributed to the escalation of U.S. involvement in the Vietnam War.
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.
The 1952 and 1956 elections agains Adlai Stevenson.
Feared that Vietnam would vote for a Communist government.
1956
1956.