Vietnam War Reading Comprehension

Vietnam is in _______________ Asia.

• Northeast

• Southeast

• Northwest

Tags

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

In ________ Vietnam was divided into two countries.

• 1962

• 1945

• 1954

• 1956

Tags

CCSS.RI.7.7

CCSS.RL.6.7

CCSS.RL.7.7

CCSS.RL.8.7

CCSS.RI.8.7

People in South Vietnam who fought against the government were called....

• Viet Cong

• Communists

• Democratic

• Vietnam Veterans

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.9

CCSS.RL.8.9

Who sent weapons to North Vietnam?

• The United States and France

• England and Mexico

• The Soviet Union and China

• China and France

Tags

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

Why didn't the United States want South Vietnam to become Communist?

• South Vietnam was owned by the United States.

• South Vietnam wanted to become one country with Korea and North Vietnam.

• It would affect where the capital was located.

• The United States did not want Communists to control other countries in Southeast Asia.

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

In 1969, President __________ said he would bring Americans home from Vietnam.

• Kennedy

• Johnson

• Nixon

• Carter

Tags

CCSS.RF.3.3B

CCSS.RF.3.3C

CCSS.RF.3.3D

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

In what way (s) did Americans protest the war? Mark all that apply.

• They burnt flags.

• They fought with police.

• They bought new cars built only in England.

• They staged protests.

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RI.8.2

There was a cease-fire in ________.

• 1973

• 1975

• 1969

• 1977

Tags

CCSS.RF.3.3B

CCSS.RF.3.3C

CCSS.RF.3.3D

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

In what year did American soldiers begin to fight the Viet Cong?

• 1968

• 1963

• 1971

• 1961

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.9

CCSS.RL.8.9

What was the capital city of South Vietnam?

• Saigon

• Din Ben Phu

• Hanoi

• Laos

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.9

CCSS.RI.9-10.9

CCSS.RL.11-12.9

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

CCSS.RL.K.6