Why did Hyman Roth turn on Michael?

After the return to the United States, Michael Corleone prepared for war with the Roth followers; an assassination attempt had failed shortly before the fiasco and Roth suggested to Michael that he wanted to avenge Moe Greene, who had been killed by an assassin in Las Vegas in 1955.

What did Tom Hagen say to Frank Pentangeli?

Hagen subtly told Pentangeli that he did the right thing by recanting, and that if he accepted responsibility for turning on the Corleone family, his own family would always be taken care of and remained unharmed, as had happened with insurrectionists against the Roman Emperors.

Who killed Moe Greene in The Godfather?

In the novel, Greene is murdered shortly afterward by Al Neri. At the end of the film, Michael has Greene killed as part of his slaughter of the Corleone family’s enemies.

What exactly did Fredo do that betrayed Michael?

We know Fredo betrayed Michael by working with Hyman Roth and Johnny Ola. What exactly did he do though? He says he didn’t know it was going to be a hit and that he was only trying to help the family.

What did Hyman Roth do in the Godfather Part 2?

In “The Godfather Part II,” the gangster Hyman Roth (Lee Strasberg) wants to both avenge Greene’s murder and take over the Corleone family’s empire. He hatches a plot to assassinate Michael and replace him with Fredo. Crucially, he does this with Fredo’s help.

Why didn’t fredfredo warn Michael about Roth and Ola?

Fredo never took the many opportunities available to warn Michael about Roth and Ola! Not after the attack, Not even after finding out Michael was still meeting with both men after the attacks and as such, could still have been in danger of getting killed by any of them.

Why did Roth choose to use Fredo to kill Greene?

Fredo, the runt of the litter so to speak, considered Greene to be somewhat of a friendly cohort (but hopefully not a real friend) and Roth knew he could use Fredo’s desire to attack Michael from within. Being the little brother, never the favorite, being told as a child he was adopted, then blowing up “I can handle things…