Understanding the Vietnam War

Category: A country and its people

What are the three principal regions of Vietnam?
What are the main cities of Vietnam?
What are the principal rivers of Vietnam?

What is Indo-China?
What is the relationship of Vietnam to Indo-China?

What are the principal natural resources of Vietnam?
Is Vietnam largely an agricultural, commercial or industrial country?

What has been the relationship of Vietnam with its neighbors?
What relationships did the United States have with Vietnam both prior to and subsequent to World War II?

How do the concepts of “imperialism” and “colony” relate to Vietnam?
How do the concepts of “self-defense” and “resistance” relate to Vietnam?

What are the principal languages of Vietnam?
What are the principal religions of Vietnam?

What is the current population of Vietnam?
What are some of its “vital statistics?”

How many people have been killed and wounded as a result of the wars that have been fought in and around Vietnam?
What effects have these wars had on the physical environment of Vietnam?

During the American War what did the terms “North Vietnam” and “South Vietnam” mean?
What was the Democratic Republic of Vietnam and where was its capital?
What was the Republic of Vietnam and where was its capital?
What is the correct name of Vietnam today?

Describe the ethnic make-up of Vietnam. Identify the locations of the major concentations of ethnic groups.
Identify the trade routes that distributed resources throughout Southeast Asia