Question

read this passage from a letter sent to u.s. president harry s. truman by ho chi minh in 1946: on behalf of vietnam government and people i beg to inform you that in course of conversations between vietnam government and french representatives the latter require the secession of cochinchina and the return of french troops in hanoi. meanwhile french population and troops are making active preparations for... military aggression. i therefore most earnestly appeal to you personally and to the american people to interfere urgently in support of our independence and help making the negotiations more in keeping with the principles of the atlantic and san francisco charters. 1 president truman never responded to this letter. which statement best explains why ho chi minh would believe that the united states would agree to support him? a. the united states was engaged in an openly hostile conflict with the french. b. the united states recognized that ho chi minh would help fight against communism. c. the united states had provided weapons and aid to the viet minh.

Explanation:

During World War II, the Viet Minh (led by Ho Chi Minh) had cooperated with the United States. The U.S. provided some aid (including weapons in some cases) to the Viet Minh as they were fighting against the Japanese occupation in Vietnam. Ho Chi Minh might have thought that this prior cooperation and aid - relationship would continue in the post - war context when he was facing French colonial re - assertion.

Answer:

C. The United States had provided weapons and aid to the Viet Minh.