What was h o chi minh’s main goal when he became the leader of the nationalist movement in vietnam in 1940? a) to stop communism from spreading to vietnam b) to divide vietnam into two separate countries c) to gain vietnam’s independence from france d) to seek economic and military support from france

The right answer is C) to gain Vietnam’s independence from France.

Chief among the nationalists were members of the Viet Minh (League for the Independence of Vietnam), the resistance movement which fell under the influence of Communists led by wispy H o Chi Minh (“bringer of light”), a seasoned revolutionary and passionate nationalist. Thin and ascetic, a chain-smoking, mild-mannered, and soft-spoken leader of genius, he was obsessed by a single goal: independence for his country from France.

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d: social contract theory