¶ … Ngo Dinh Diem's government in Vietnam [...] social base of the government of Ngo Dinh Diem, and answer the questions: What were the provisions of the land reform which Diem implemented as opposed to the programs implemented by the National Liberation Front in areas under their control? Was the Diem government democratic? Why did the United States install, and later seek to remove, Diem? What did the Buddhist Crisis reveal about the Diem government? Ngo Dinh Diem

Ngo Dinh Diem was a vehement anti-communist who initially impressed many American leaders, who then supported his as Prime Minister of the Republic of Vietnam...

Unfortunately, Diem's government was corrupt, and socially based on his family and the Catholic refugees from the North, which angered most of the South Vietnamese. Many of his supporters touted his government as "democratic," but it was not. Diem fixed elections, installed his family in high government positions, and was generally a despotic leader - anything but democratic. He created the Catholic Can Lao organization as the only legal political party; further alienating Buddhists and others in his own country. The Buddhist Crisis clearly revealed his prejudice toward Buddhists in his country, and helped alienate…