Why did cold war tensions rise in the years after the creation of north and south vietnam?
the united states supported north vietnam, hoping to turn hochiminh away from communism
the soviet union and china both hoped to make north vietnam one of their socialist republics.
the united states supported south vietnam, hoping to keep communism from spreading in southeast asia
the soviet union supported south vietnam, while the united states supported north vietnam

The correct answer is C) the United States supported South Vietnam hoping to keep Communism from spreading in South East Asia.

Cold War tensions rose in the years after the creation of North and South Vietnam in that the United States supported South Vietnam hoping to keep Communism from spreading in South East Asia.

The Vietnam region became a conflictive area that confronted the United States and the Soviet Union during the Cold War. North Vietnam was under the influence of Communism. Meanwhile, South Vietnam received the support of the United States that were very interested in impeding the spread of Communism in that region. South Vietnam received economic support from the U.S. and in the military. North Vietnam received support from Russia and China.

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