VIETNAM WAR AND THE USStudent`s NameName of LecturerName of InstitutionDate of SubmissionVIETNAM WAR AND THE USWhy did the United States abandon the leader of South Vietnam, Diem, in 1963?After the 1954 Geneva Accords, French withdrew from Indochina and Diem led the endeavor of creating the Republic of Vietnam. Diem had a very strong anti-communism perception thereby gaining US support. The leader however had prejudiced and religiously tyrannical policies against the Buddhists who formed a majority of the population. This resulted into religious protests that got a worldwide attention thus leading to the abandonment by the US. He was later assassinated alongside his brother and hi...