Resistance to Vietnam - Common Lit

Which statement best reflects the central idea of this article?

• Draft card burning was the most effective and attention-grabbing way that people protested the war in Vietnam.
• Americans became more patriotic and felt the need to fight for their country after watching footage of the war on television.
• The U.S. government ultimately realized that education is more important than defense and college students should be allowed to continue studying.
• While the U.S. government believed sending troops to Vietnam was the right thing to do, many Americans believed the war was unethical and unnecessary.

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RI.9-10.2

How did the USSR influence the United States' involvement in the Vietnam War?

• The USSR forced the United States to become involved in the Vietnam War by declaring war on a United States ally.
• The United States feared the growing influence of China in the region and wanted to maintain a strong relationship with the USSR.
• The USSR and the United States were allies before the onset of the Cold War and both supported the south in the Vietnam War.
• The United States became involved in the Vietnam War because it feared the increasing influence of communist countries like the USSR.

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RI.9-10.3

Which detail best supports the idea that protests against the Vietnam war were effective?

• "Different people had various reasons for hating the war in Vietnam. First, some people believed any U.S. involvement was immoral and unnecessary." (Paragraph 2)

• "They could not bring themselves to support a war after actually seeing what it looked like." (Paragraph 4)

• "One common practice was draft card burning, where large groups of young men gathered in a public place to burn their government-issued draft cards." (Paragraph 5)

• "Public opinion polls show that public approval of the war dropped to barely 30% by 1971." (Paragraph 7)

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CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RI.8.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

What does the word "demonstrations" most closely mean as it is used in paragraph 5?

• protests or rallies
• the violent expression of anger
• the organizing of a democratic group
• practical explanations of how to do something

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RI.9-10.4

Which of the following best describes the relationship between student protesters and police officers during the Vietnam War?

• The police protected the protesters from Americans who strongly supported the Vietnam War.
• The police often arrested protesters and their interactions sometimes turned violent and even deadly.
• Protesters were often joined at their rallies by police, who also felt the Vietnam War was unnecessary.
• Protesters directed their anger toward the police, who they felt were responsible for America's involvement in Vietnam.

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RI.9-10.3

How does the author support her point that the Vietnam War was unpopular among Americans? Cite evidence from the text in your response.

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RI.9-10.6