Which of the following best describes the relationship between the United States and Ho Chi Minh?
A) Although they were once allies, Minh's association with Communism severed those ties.
B) While the United States continued to back Minh privately, they publically supported the French command.
C) Because of Minh's connections to Communism the two had never been amicable.
D) The United States fought Minh during World War II but needed his assistance in the 1950s.

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Initially, during World War II, the United States and Ho Chi Minh were allies against Japanese occupation in Vietnam. However, after the war, as Ho Chi Minh led the Viet Minh in seeking Vietnamese independence and increasingly aligned with communism, the United States, in the context of the Cold War, opposed him, supporting South Vietnam against the North in the Vietnam War.

Which of the Following Best Describes the Relationship Between the United