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AGE 10. The Time of Television and Computers

10.3  Korea and Vietnam

Practise Questions

Before we can look at the conflicts in Korea and Vietnam you need to learn the basics of the U.N.

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United Nations
Basic info: what, when, why, how many members?

You can either answer the questions here, or write the info in your notebook and upload a picture in the final question (slide 12).

United Nations
Main goals:

United Nations
Most important organ, dealing with international conflicts, and how many members?:

Who are the permanent members?
What special power do they have?

Make a (clear) picture / scan of the U.N. notes
and upload it here.

AGE 10. The Time of Television and Computers

4.3  Korea and Vietnam

1. Why do you think did the Soviet Union agree with
Kim Il-sung not to allow free elections?

2a. Kim Il-sung tried to take over South Korea by force.

1. true
2. false

2b. The USA interfered because they
feared the domino effect.

1. true
2. false

2c. The UN forces were only made up of American soldiers.

1. true
2. false

2d. The UN forces were driven back by the Chinese army.

1. true
2. false

2e. The war was eventually won by the USA and UN.

1. true
2. false

3a. North Korea is a totalitarian state.
What does that mean?

1. a dictatorial state in which one person has total control
2. a state with a central government that is totally elected by the people
3. a state that is dictatorial and rules and controls every part of peoples' lives
4. a state with a communist government and a planned economy

3b. Which of these examples does NOT characterise
a totalitarian state?

1. the state encourages international travel by loyal subjects
2. schoolbooks are altered so they convince students that they live in a great country
3. criticism towards the regime is illegal
4. the state controls all media.

3c. North and South Korea are still enemies today.
What threat is coming from North Korea these days?

1. North Korea is testing long distance nuclear missiles
2. North Korea boycots American and European products
3. North Korea threatens to invade South Korea
4. North Korea threatens to kill president Trump

4. Why did America intervene in Vietnam
after France was defeated?

5. Study source B. Then use the source
to describe the fear the USA had about communism

6a. The US president was afraid that
a reunited Vietnam would
become a communist state.

1. true
2. false

6b. The Viet Cong and American soldiers
fought face-to-face.

1. true
2. false

6c. The poster in source A is made
by the USA to warn against communism.

1. true
2. false

6d. The USA supported South Vietnam
against North Vietnam.

1. true
2. false

6e. The Viet Cong was stationed in
North Vietnam.

1. true
2. false

7. This is a group task. Discuss this with your group members and formulate one joint group answer.

You are the jury in the trial of the army captain who gave the order for the My Lai Massacre.
Can you understand why this happened and why the captain made his decision?
Write down if you would find him guilty or not guilty and why.

8a. How did the media play a part in the hippie protests?

8b. Give two examples of how hippies
protested against their government.

9. At the end of the Vietnam War, U.S. President Nixon was forced to step down, because of his involvement in a secret eavesdrops operation.

Use the Internet to find out what this scandal is called.
Choose the right name.

1. Mount Rushmore scandal
2. Washington monument scandal
3. Watergate scandal
4. White House scandal

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