Question

The united states prevented an election in south vietnam because:

Answer 1

Answer: The united states prevented an election in south Vietnam because: A Communist would likely win

Answer 2

The Americans believed that the communist would win the vote of reunification.

The elections were being held to reunify the two Vietnam. The North was under the communist regime while the south was under the capitalist. the USA feared that the Vietnamese would vote to unite under the communist leader of the North.