In the Enemy's Grip

Learning Resource Type

Classroom Resource

Subject Area

Social Studies

Grade(s)

6

Overview

In this reading passage, students learn about the Vietnam Conflict. In 1975, North Vietnamese troops rolled into Saigon, the capital of South Vietnam, ending decades of conflict.

A vocabulary activity and question set are included with the reading passage. 

Social Studies (2010) Grade(s): 6

SS10.6.12

Evaluate significant political issues and policies of presidential administrations since World War II.

UP:SS10.6.12

Vocabulary

  • Interstate Highway System
  • Great Society
  • affirmative action
  • Americans with Disabilities Act
  • Welfare Reform
  • Patriot Act
  • No Child Left Behind
  • McCarthyism
  • Watergate Scandal
  • impeachment
  • Hurricane Katrina
  • Vietnam Conflict
  • Iranian Hostage Crisis
  • Camp David Accords
  • Persian Gulf Wars
  • domestic and foreign policy
  • desegregation
  • human rights
  • embargo
  • terrorism
  • equal opportunity

Knowledge

Students know:
  • The significant political issues and policies of American presidents since WWII.

Skills

Students are able to:
  • Appraise the value of technological advances.
  • Cite evidence to support historical events.
  • Evaluate the foreign and domestic policies of the US after WWII.

Understanding

Students understand that:
  • We can evaluate the politics and policies of American presidents since WWII.

CR Resource Type

Learning Activity

Resource Provider

ReadWorks

License Type

Custom

Accessibility

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