Question

base your answers to questions 20 and 21 on the speech below and on your knowledge of social studies.

\all men are created equal. they are endowed by their creator with certain inalienable rights, among them are life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness.\...

this immortal statement is extracted from the declaration of independence of the united states of america in 1776. in the broader sense, this means: \all peoples on the earth are equal from birth; every person has the right to live to be happy and free.\...

those are undeniable truths.

nevertheless, for more than eighty years, the french imperialists, abusing the standard of liberty, equality, and fraternity, have violated our fatherland and oppressed our fellow - citizens. they have acted contrary to the ideals of humanity and justice.

in the field of politics, they have deprived our people of every democratic liberty.

they have enforced inhuman laws; they have set up three distinct political regimes in the north, the center and the south of vietnam in order to wreck our national unity and prevent our people from being united.

they have built more prisons than schools. they have mercilessly slain our patriots; they have drowned our uprisings in rivers of blood....

source: ho chi minh, \declaration of independence of the democratic republic of vietnam,\ september 2, 1945

20 which statement best describes the author’s purpose for writing this speech?
(1) he is using enlightenment ideas to highlight unfair treatment by the french.
(2) he is demonstrating his rejection of marxist ideas.
(3) he is celebrating his collaboration with the japanese to rule indochina.
(4) he is announcing his intention to join the warsaw pact.

21 what was one result of this speech?
(1) a period of isolation
(2) attacks by north korea
(3) the annexation of laos and cambodia
(4) decades of conflict with foreign powers

Explanation:

Question 20

• Option 1: The speech uses "All men are created equal... Life, Liberty, and the pursuit of Happiness" (Enlightenment ideas) to show French imperialists' unfair treatment (oppressing citizens, violating liberty). This matches the author's purpose.
• Option 2: No Marxist ideas are mentioned; the focus is on French imperialism, so this is incorrect.
• Option 3: The speech is against French imperialism, not collaborating with Japanese (who also occupied Indochina), so wrong.
• Option 4: The Warsaw Pact was formed later (1955), and the speech is about Vietnamese independence from France, not joining the pact. Thus, incorrect.

• Option 1: The speech is about Vietnamese independence from France, leading to conflict, not isolation. Incorrect.
• Option 2: The conflict is with France (and later US), not North Korea. Incorrect.
• Option 3: The speech is about Vietnam, not annexing Laos/Cambodia. Incorrect.
• Option 4: After the speech (Vietnam's declaration of independence from France), Vietnam faced decades of conflict with foreign powers (France, then US in the Vietnam War). This is correct.

Answer:

1. He is using Enlightenment ideas to highlight unfair treatment by the French.

Question 21