Controversial Maps and Sovereignty Issues

Controversial Maps and Sovereignty Issues

Assessment

Interactive Video

Geography, History, Social Studies

10th - 12th Grade

Hard

Created by

Amelia Wright

FREE Resource

The video discusses a recent cultural controversy involving China, where a map with the disputed 'nine-dash line' was published, violating Vietnam's territorial claims. The incident involved the Chinese embassy in Italy and sparked reactions on social media. The video covers the legal background, including a 2016 ruling against the 'nine-dash line', and highlights Vietnam's call for China to stop spreading false information about the South China Sea, asserting its claims over the Spratly and Paracel Islands.

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What recent controversy in China is mentioned in the video?

A new trade agreement

A scientific collaboration with Italy

Publication of cultural products with the nine-dash line

A diplomatic visit to Vietnam

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which country's embassy in Italy posted a controversial picture?

Vietnam

United States

China

Italy

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What did the controversial picture posted by the Chinese Embassy in Italy feature?

A map of Italy

A map of China with the nine-dash line

A map of the United States

A map of Vietnam

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What did Vietnamese social media users do in response to the Chinese Embassy's post?

They supported the post

They ignored the post

They reported the post to the Italian government

They shared and commented against the post

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What did Vietnamese social media users affirm in their reactions?

Italy's involvement in the dispute

A peaceful resolution to the dispute

China's sovereignty over the Spratly and Paracel Islands

Vietnam's sovereignty over the Spratly and Paracel Islands