Question

context for the war

• vietnam, located in southeast asia, used to be a french colony. this meant that vietnam was under french control.
• ho chi minh of vietnam wanted freedom from french control.
• when he was young, ho chi minh went to france to be educated.
• while he was in france, ho chi minh tried to approach u.s. president woodrow wilson in 1919 about helping vietnam.

leading up to the vietnam war, ho chi minh wanted ______ from france.
freedom
military aid
money

Explanation:

The text clearly states "Ho Chi Minh of Vietnam wanted freedom from French control." This directly indicates that the answer is "freedom". The other options (military aid and money) are not mentioned in the provided context as what Ho Chi Minh wanted from France.

Answer:

A. freedom