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Read the following thesis for a compare and contrast essay:
There are a number of similarities in the causes of the Korean and Vietnam Wars.
Which points of comparison below would most effectively support the thesis?
Military death toll, civilian death toll
Pre-war expansion of communism, Cold War tension, Soviet and U.S. involvement
Casualties, costs, length of war
Language, post-war government system, internal divisions
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Option 2: Pre-war expansion of communism, Cold War tension, Soviet and U.S. involvement.
Reason: the thesis is about similarities in the causes. These items directly address the geopolitical motivations behind both wars—communist expansion and containment, the broader Cold War rivalry, and involvement/support from the USSR (and China) and the U.S.—whereas the other options focus on outcomes (casualties, costs, postwar systems) or irrelevant factors (language).
Reason: the thesis is about similarities in the causes. These items directly address the geopolitical motivations behind both wars—communist expansion and containment, the broader Cold War rivalry, and involvement/support from the USSR (and China) and the U.S.—whereas the other options focus on outcomes (casualties, costs, postwar systems) or irrelevant factors (language).
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