South Vietnam

High school (ages 12+)
History & Culture

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Open the article and read it at the level above. Then answer the questions below in your own words.

https://smallwhale.org/articles/south-vietnam

Write what each word means, using the article.

Do not copy the article. Write two things you learned, the way you would explain them to a friend.

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

1. Where is South Vietnam?Southern Vietnam, Southeast Asia
2. What is the capital of South Vietnam?Saigon
3. What language do people speak in South Vietnam?Vietnamese
4. How big is South Vietnam?Approximately 65,000 square miles (168,000 square kilometers)
5. When was South Vietnam built?1955
6. What is the population (circa 1970)?Around 19 million people

Geopolitics: The study of the influence of geography on politics and international relations.
Agrarian Economy: An economy where agriculture is the main source of wealth and employment.
Cold War: A period of intense geopolitical rivalry between the United States and the Soviet Union from the mid-20th century until the early 1990s.
National Liberation Front (Viet Cong): A political organization and army in South Vietnam that fought the South Vietnamese government and the United States.