The United States first interpreted the conflict in Vietnam as a colonial independence movement. What led the United States to change this posture to active resistance to communism?
A) the Chinese Revolution and North Korean aggression
B) the Cuban Missile Crisis
C) the French defeat at Dien Bien Phu
D) Ho Chi Minh's refusal to participate in national elections
E) formal Soviet recognition of a communist Vietnam
Answer: A
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