Year 12 EA quiz

Why did Australia commit ground troops to the Vietnam War? Write as many reasons as you can.

Why did Australia withdraw from Vietnam without achieving its objectives? Write as many reasons as you can.

Analyse evidence from Sources 1 and 2 in the stimulus book to explain two differences in how the Government of South Vietnam was described in relation to Australian involvement in the Vietnam War

• Evaluation

• Analysing and Evaluation

• Analysing and Comprehending

• Synthesis and Comprehending

Synthesise evidence from Sources 7, 8, 9 and 10 in the stimulus book to form a historical argument in response to the question: To what extent did the Australian military forces fulfil the aims of ‘civic action’ during the Vietnam War?
Include a judgment about the extent to which the evidence from two of these sources corroborates a point being made in your historical argument.

• Syntheisising, Creating & Communicating

• Syntheisising, Comprehending, Creating & Communicating

• Evaluating, Creating & Communicating

• Syntheisising, Evaluating, Comprehending, Creating & Communicating

Analyse evidence from Sources 1 and 2 in the stimulus book to explain one similarity and two differences in the wartime experiences of the two Australian war veterans during the Vietnam War.

• Analysing

• Analysing, Comprehending

• Comprehending

• Evaluation, Comprehending

Evaluate the usefulness and reliability of evidence from Sources 4 and 5 in the stimulus book for investigating the statement: Save Our Sons was mostly focused on opposing Australian involvement in the Vietnam War. For each source, include one judgment for usefulness and one judgment for reliability.

• Evaluating, Comprehending, Creating & Communicating

• Evaluating, Comprehending

• Evaluating, Analysis

• Synthesis, Comprehending, Creating & Communicating