Vietnam

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The Vietnam war

Goals of this lesson

• A practice listening exercise (Listening skills)
• To introduce the Vietnam war to help you understand "The Things They Carried"

What do you know about the war in Vietnam?

Watch the video and answer the questions that appear

01:06

According to this video, the Vietnam war lasted

1. 2 years
2. 200 years
3. 40 years
4. 20 years

01:31

How many American soldiers died in the war?

02:27

The Vietnamese petitioned Woodrow Wilson for independence from the French

1. After World War 2
2. After World War 1
3. During the Great Depression
4. At the turn of the last century

04:59

Why didn't President Truman support Vietnamese independence?

07:53

After the French left and the country was divided into a Communist-led North and a non-Communist South, why did the fighting go on?

10:33

Why was the President Diem of South Vietnam unpopular?

1. Because he was pro- American
2. Because he was a Communist
3. Because he was a dictator
4. Because he was Catholic in a Buddhist country

13:24

Based upon the information given, explain who in your opinion is more to blame for the escalation: The US or the Communists of North Vietnam?

18:55

Popular support for the war collapsed after the Tet offensive, even though the US had won. Explain.

22:50

What was the reason that protests against the war increased?

23:19

Explain what is meant by "Vietnamization"

26:18

What does the narrator mean by referring to what happened at My Lai?

28:20

How are the photos you see at the end different from photos that you have seen of other wars?