North Vietnam

High school (ages 12+)
Geography

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Write what each word means, using the article.

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Answers below are taken from the article’s stored facts, so they match what the student read.

1. Where is North Vietnam?Northern region of Vietnam, Southeast Asia
2. How big is North Vietnam?Approximately 160,000 square kilometers (62,000 sq mi)
3. What is the capital of North Vietnam?Hanoi
4. What language do people speak in North Vietnam?Vietnamese
5. When was North Vietnam built?Declared independence September 2, 1945
6. What is the population (circa 1970)?Approximately 20-22 million

Eastern Bloc: The group of communist states of Central and Eastern Europe led by the Soviet Union during the Cold War.
Geneva Accords: A series of treaties signed in 1954 that aimed to settle issues arising from the Korean War and the First Indochina War, including the division of Vietnam.
Viet Minh: A nationalist and communist organization founded in 1941, led by Ho Chi Minh, that fought for Vietnam's independence.
Cold War: A period of geopolitical tension between the United States and the Soviet Union and their respective allies, from the mid-1940s to the early 1990s.