Throughout the late 1950s, the fundamental goal of American policy in South Vietnam was to
A. maintain South Vietnam as a barrier against Communist expansion.
B. use South Vietnam as a base for launching air attacks against the People's Republic of China.
C. neutralize Southeast Asia in the ongoing Cold War.
D. effect a rapprochement with Ho Chi Minh.
Answer: A
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