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Read this passage from a fictional 19th-century Vietnamese newspaper:The Vietnamese people should embrace the changes France has brought to our country. Vietnamese farmers are growing more rice than ever before. We've grown so much that we can export the rice that's leftover after we've fed our people. The French have brought us the blessings of medicine and technology that make life better for all of our citizens. Their traditions may not be similar to our own, but they are even better!Which source would most likely cause historians to question the passage's credibility?A.A diary entry by a Vietnamese farmer describing starvation throughout his villageB.A French newspaper that praises the Vietnamese people for adopting French customsC.A shipping invoice documenting huge quantities of rice being exported from VietnamD.A letter from a French doctor offering advice to a Vietnamese medical studentSUBMITarrow_backPREVIOUS

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Read this passage from a fictional 19th-century Vietnamese newspaper:The Vietnamese people should embrace the changes France has brought to our country. Vietnamese farmers are growing more rice than ever before. We've grown so much that we can export the rice that's leftover after we've fed our people. The French have brought us the blessings of medicine and technology that make life better for all of our citizens. Their traditions may not be similar to our own, but they are even better!Which source would most likely cause historians to question the passage's credibility?A.A diary entry by a Vietnamese farmer describing starvation throughout his villageB.A French newspaper that praises the Vietnamese people for adopting French customsC.A shipping invoice documenting huge quantities of rice being exported from VietnamD.A letter from a French doctor offering advice to a Vietnamese medical studentSUBMITarrow_backPREVIOUS

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The source that would most likely cause historians to question the passage's credibility is A. A diary entry by a Vietnamese farmer describing starvation throughout his village. This source contradicts the passage's claim that Vietnamese farmers are growing more rice than ever before and that there is enough to feed the people and export the surplus.

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