The Vietnam War

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The Vietnam War Read the passages and answer the questions that follow. 1. Both the Korean and Vietnam Wars were over water rights natural resources cultural differences communism 2. What other countries have controlled Vietnam? Japan and France Germany Great Britain South Korea Matching! Connect the terms on the left to the corresponding information on the right. Gulf of Tonkin two U.S. destroyers attacked there Ngo Dinh Diem South Vietnamese leader during the Vietnamese War. Ho Chi Minh North Vietnamese leader during the Vietnam War. Continue the reading passage and watch the video. The Main Facts About the Vietnam War! Listen and learn. Sort the person, term, or event below with the related war. (Korean, Vietnam, or Both) This section includes terms, people, and events from the Wizer.me on the Korean War. Korean 1950 -1953 38th Parallel Buffer Zone General Douglas MacArthur Kim II Sung Pres. Dwight Eisenhower Pres. Harry Truman United Nations Vietnam 1955 - 1975 Gulf of Tonkin Draft Ho Chi Minh Pres. Richard Nixon Pres. Lyndon Johnson U. S. protests Both Soviet Union Communism China