Which of the following statements best describes the path taken by vietnam following independence? a. vietnam immediately became a functioning democracy. b. a military coup resulted in the establishment of a dictatorship. c. vietnam retained its emperor and created a constitutional monarchy. d. civil war divided the country into a communist north and a democratic south.

the statement that best describes the path taken by Vietnam following independence is: D. Civil war divided the country into a communist north and a democratic south. Which became the reason United states entered the vietnam war. So we could increase the indluence of democratic system throughout the world. But we eventually lost the war and Vietnam has became a communist country ever since

The answer is A, Vietnam immediately became a functioning democracy. After announced Vietnam's freedom under the new name of the Democratic Republic of Vietnam (DRVN) in a discourse that summoned the United States Declaration of Independence where stated that all men should be equal.