In 1956, scheduled national elections for Vietnam were canceled because
A. the communist government in North Vietnam refused to participate.
B. a leading presidential candidate was assassinated.
C. the United Nations asserted it would be impossible to prevent election fraud.
D. the leader of the pro-Western government in South Vietnam, Ngo Dinh Diem, refused to hold them.
E. actions by the National Liberation Front (NLF) prevented free and open elections.
Answer: D
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