Question

question 5 of 20
how were the korean and vietnam wars different?

a. communist and democratic superpowers used the vietnam war
as a proxy war, but not the korean war.

b. communist forces gained more territory because of the vietnam
war, but not as a result of the korean war.

c. communist and democratic superpowers used the korean war as
a proxy war, but not the vietnam war.

d. communist forces gained more territory because of the korean
war, but not as a result of the vietnam war.

Explanation:

Both the Korean and Vietnam Wars were proxy conflicts between communist and democratic superpowers. The Korean War ended in a stalemate with the Korean peninsula divided roughly along the original pre-war border (38th parallel), so no major territorial gain for communist forces there. In contrast, the Vietnam War concluded with communist forces seizing control of South Vietnam, unifying the country and gaining significant territory.

Answer:

B. Communist forces gained more territory because of the Vietnam War, but not as a result of the Korean War.