The Vietnam War

Walter Cronkite thought the was was __________.

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CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.8.3

Which respected anchor of CBS Evening News flew to Vietnam to see and report on the war?

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CCSS.RI.11-12.10

CCSS.RI.6.10

CCSS.RI.7.10

CCSS.RI.8.10

CCSS.RI.9-10.10

Which US president spoke the nation on TV about how awful it was that the United States was do divided because of the war in Vietnam?

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CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.8.3

Fifty years later, many questions about the Vietnam War are still being debated.

• True

• False

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CCSS.RI.1.1

CCSS.RI.2.1

CCSS.RI.3.1

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.3.1

US Marine and Army units were fighting together with soldiers from _____ _______.

The communist forced were known as the _____ __________ ____ (NVA).

Like the war itself, the Vietnam Veterans Memorial caused controversy at first.

• True

• False

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CCSS.RI.3.7

CCSS.RI.4.7

CCSS.RI.5.7

CCSS.RL.3.7

CCSS.RL.4.7

The Vietnam Veterans Memorial was never recognized as a moving tribute to the fallen soldiers.

• True

• False

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CCSS.RI.3.7

CCSS.RI.4.7

CCSS.RI.5.7

CCSS.RL.4.7

CCSS.RL.5.7

Identify the correct sentence structure related to the Vietnam War.

• The Vietnam War, which lasted from 1955 to 1975, was a conflict in Southeast Asia.

• The Vietnam War which lasted from 1955 to 1975 was a conflict in Southeast Asia.

• The Vietnam War, that lasted from 1955 to 1975 was a conflict in Southeast Asia.

• The Vietnam War that lasted from 1955 to 1975, was a conflict in Southeast Asia.

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CCSS.RF.3.3B

CCSS.RF.3.3C

CCSS.RF.3.3D

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

Choose the correct vocabulary word to complete the sentence: The Vietnam War was a highly _______ topic in the United States.

• controversial

• celebrated

• ignored

• unnoticed

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CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.5.4