The United States Refused to Recognize Vietnamese Independence in 1945

The United States refused to recognize Vietnamese independence in 1945 for which of the following reasons?

A) France was guaranteed the return of its colonies at the Potsdam Conference.
B) Ho Chi Minh had cooperated with the Japanese during the course of the Second World War.
C) The United States believed support of its French ally in Vietnam would ensure French support in the Cold War.
D) The State Department warned that recognition would jeopardize negotiations to end the Chinese civil war.